How To Pronounce Jordan

In British English, Jordan is pronounced /ˈdʒɔː.dən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒʷɔːʴ.dn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʒɔːr.dən/.

Jordan has two 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.