How To Pronounce Origin

In British English, origin is pronounced /ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɔːr.ə.dʒɪn/.

Origin 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.