English pronunciation
How to pronounce “heaven”
Phonetic spelling
HEV-uhn
IPA /ˈhɛvən/
Syllable stress
hev·uhn
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “heaven”?
h e a v e n
“heaven” is spelled H-E-A-V-E-N. It is pronounced HEV-uhn, 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
I felt like I was in heaven when I tasted that cake.
She said the quiet garden felt like heaven.