How To Pronounce Oliver

In British English, Oliver is pronounced /ˈɒl.ɪ.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɒl.ɪ.və]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɑː.lə.vər/.

Oliver 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.