How To Pronounce Intervene

In British English, intervene is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈviːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɪ̃n.təˈvĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɪn.t̯ərˈviːn/.

Intervene has three 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.