Is the R in iron silent?
“r” is silent in “iron”word. British pronunciation of “iron” is “aie(r)n”, where “r” is silent.
Why is iron pronounced IERN?
It’s because of a very common process called Metathesis. /’aɪən/ is the metathesised version of (/’aɪrən/). ‘Iron‘ commonly used to be pronounced the way it’s spelt (/’aɪrən/), but due to metathesis, its pronunciation became EYE-URN (/’aɪən/).
How do you say iron in America?
How do you say Iron in Canada?
What is the correct Canadian pronunciation of “iron“, or are both acceptable ? I am Canadian. The proper way to pronounce iron is the way you pronounced it. “I-Earn”.