The syllable 'kən'

/kən/

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Air	Vocal Chords
/k/	The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.	The lips position to adjust the sound that comes next.		Air passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.
/ə/	The tongue remains forward and relaxed.	The lips relax.	The jaw drops.		The vocal cords vibrate.
/n/	Your tongue is against the ridge behind the top teeth.			The air flows through the nose.	The vocal cords vibrate.

heineken /ˈ h a ɪ n ə k ə n/ /ˈhaɪ-nə-kən/	Pronounced by Joanna
conserving /k ə n ˈ s ɜ r v ɪ ŋ/ /kən-ˈsɜr-vɪŋ/	Pronounced by Joanna
consistent /k ə n ˈ s ɪ s t ə n t/ /kən-ˈsɪs-tənt/	Pronounced by Kendra
awakened /ə ˈ w e ɪ k ə n d/ /ə-ˈweɪk-ənd/	Pronounced by Kimberly
consists /k ə n ˈ s ɪ s t s/ /kən-ˈsɪsts/	Pronounced by Justin
confused /k ə n ˈ f j u z d/ /kən-ˈfjuzd/	Pronounced by Salli
confessed /k ə n ˈ f ɛ s t/ /kən-ˈfɛst/	Pronounced by Joanna
construction /k ə n ˈ s t r ʌ k ʃ ə n/ /kən-ˈstrʌk-ʃən/	Pronounced by Joey
michoacan /m ɪ ˈ ʧ o ʊ k ə n/	Pronounced by Joanna
irreconcilable /ˌ ɪ ˈ r ɛ k ə n s ˌ a ɪ l ə b ə l/ /ˌɪ-ˈrɛk-əns-ˌaɪ-lə-bəl/	Pronounced by Joanna