English pronunciation
How to pronounce “born”
Phonetic spelling
BORN
IPA /ˈbɔɹn/
Syllable stress
born
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “born”?
b o r n
“born” is spelled B-O-R-N. It is pronounced BORN, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
She was born in a small town in Texas.
Babies are born with a natural instinct to suckle.