how to pronounce heaven

/ˈhɛv.ən/

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heaven is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of heaven in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… mr speaker for shifting heaven and earth …”

meaning of heaven

Heaven is a place where God lives.

heaven frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word heaven occurs in english on average 24.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.