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How Many Syllables in Our?

2

syllables

ou¯
· 
r˘

Primary stress on the first syllable

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Some speakers say 1 syllable, others say 2.

Why this word trips people up

Like ‘hour’, ‘our’ is frequently reduced to one syllable in fast speech, but its full pronunciation carries two vowel sounds.