How To Pronounce Envelope

In British English, envelope is pronounced /ˈen.və.ləʊp/ or /ˈɒn.və.ləʊp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈẽn.və.ləʊp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈen.və.loʊp/.

Envelope has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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.