English pronunciation
How to pronounce “ourselves”
Phonetic spelling
ow-er-SELvz
IPA /aʊɝˈsɛɫvz/
Syllable stress
our·selves
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “ourselves”?
o u r s e l v e s
“ourselves” is spelled O-U-R-S-E-L-V-E-S. It is pronounced ow-er-SELvz, 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
We can fix this ourselves.
We enjoyed ourselves at the party.