How To Pronounce Uranus

In British English, Uranus is pronounced /ˈjʊə.rə.nəs/ or /jʊˈreɪ.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈjʷʊə.rə.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈjʊr.ə.nəs/.

Uranus 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.