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title: "Genuine Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Genuine is pronounced /ˈdʒɛn.jə.wən/ — JEHN-yuh-wuhn. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
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# Genuine pronunciation

/ˈdʒɛn.jə.wən/

JEHN-yuh-wuhn

Genuine has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "jehn". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Genuine syllables

Genuine has 3 syllables: JEHN-yuh-wuhn.

1. JEHN dʒɛn
2. yuh jə
3. wuhn wən

JEN-yoo-in, three syllables, stress on the first. The ending is "in", not "wine" — the "-ine" is short, as in "engine".

## Sounds to watch

### The w sound

Round your lips as if for oo and glide into the next vowel. No teeth contact, or it turns into a v.

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### The ch and j sounds

Ch and j start with a full stop of the air (t or d) and release into sh or zh. Without the stop they collapse into sh and zh, and "cheap" becomes "sheep".

## Genuine in a sentence

- The signature was genuine, but the date had been altered.
- She showed genuine interest in the work.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /v/ and /w/ confused Use teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce genuine?

Genuine is pronounced /ˈdʒɛn.jə.wən/, or JEHN-yuh-wuhn in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "jehn".

### How many syllables are in genuine?

3: JEHN-yuh-wuhn. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use genuine in a sentence?

The signature was genuine, but the date had been altered. She showed genuine interest in the work.

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