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How to pronounce women /ˈwɪmɪn/

Women begins like win, not like woman. Hear why the o is /ɪ/, and how to separate woman and women.

women

Broad IPA phonetic notation · general American / British

US /ˈwimən/ · UK /ˈwɪmɪn/

Syllables: 2

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American results use dictionary respelling, as in ber. British results use broad IPA, as in /beə/. The sound chart and IPA lessons teach IPA separately. ˈ marks main stress and ˌ secondary stress; single-syllable words omit them.

American respelling key

a
cat
ā
day
ä
father
e
bed
ē
see
i
sit
ī
my
ō
go
ô
law
o͞o
food
o͝o
foot
oi
boy
ou
now
ə
cup, about
ər
bird, teacher
er
bear
ir
hear
CH
chip
j
jump
SH
ship
ZH
vision
TH
thin
T͟H
this
NG
sing
y
yes

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Meaning

The plural of woman: adult female people.

The singular woman /ˈwʊmən/ begins with the vowel in book, while the plural women begins with the short vowel in ship, despite having the same letter o. The difference between them is in the first syllable.

Your practice sequence

  1. Say win, then replace the ending with -min: wi-min.
  2. Say woman with the vowel in book, then women with the vowel in ship.
  3. Say “two women and one woman”, keeping the first syllables distinct.
Two women and one woman.

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Published 3 November 2026