American English

How to pronounce eleven

numeralA1Common word
ihLEHvn

/ɪˈlɛ.vn̩/

3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.

The number 11, after ten and before twelve.

What to listen for

The word starts with the short /ɪ/ sound and has the stress on the second syllable: /ɪˈlɛ.vn̩/.

Practice out loud

Meanings & examples

numeral

The number 11, after ten and before twelve.

There are eleven students in the class.

My daughter is eleven.

Good to know

For age, English uses be: “I am eleven.” Spanish uses tener: “Tengo once años.”

Common phrases & grammar

eleven o'clock · eleven years old

eleven + plural noun

subject + be + eleven