How to Pronounce “siren

word

/ˈsaɪɹən/
SY-ruhn
/sˈaɪəɹən/
SY-ruhn

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈsaɪɹən/

British English

/sˈaɪəɹən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

SY-ruhn

UK

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Listen in Context

I heard a siren outside the hospital.

We were halfway through dinner when a siren went past and the whole street got quiet.

That siren has been going off all morning — I hope everything's okay.

The siren on the police car got louder as it came closer.