How To Pronounce Copenhagen

In British English, Copenhagen is pronounced /ˌkəʊ.pənˈheɪ.ɡən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkəʊ.pə̃nˈheɪ.ɡn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkoʊ.pənˈheɪ.ɡən/.

Copenhagen has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.