How to Pronounce “poverty

word

/ˈpɑvɝti/
PAH-vur-tee
/pˈɒvəti/
POV-uh-tee

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈpɑvɝti/

British English

/pˈɒvəti/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

PAH-vur-tee

UK

POV-uh-tee

Listen in Context

Many families live in poverty.

He grew up in poverty, but now owns his own business.

Poverty makes it hard to get enough food.

The government is trying to reduce poverty.