How to pronounce join
Say it like JOYN. Join is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- JOYN
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Join pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- JOYNSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oy" in boy.
American vs British pronunciation of join
American and British speakers say join in essentially the same way: /dʒɔɪn/ in the US and /dʒɔɪn/ in the UK.
British respelling: JOYN.
What does join mean?
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization“He joined the Communist Party as a young man”
- cause to become joined or linked“join these two parts so that they fit together”
- come into the company of“She joined him for a drink”
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets“let C be the union of the sets A and B”
Where does join come from?
From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”).
Words that rhyme with join
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of join.
Questions about saying join
How do you pronounce join?
Say JOYN. The American pronunciation is /dʒɔɪn/. In British English it is /dʒɔɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in join?
Join is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: JOYN.
Do Americans and Brits say join the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /dʒɔɪn/ and the British form is /dʒɔɪn/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.