Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with M
161 published words, grouped by how many beats they take to say. Every entry shows its American IPA; open one for the British form, the stress, the usual slips and a recorder.
By syllable count
Every M word we have published
1 syllable · 37 words
- made/meɪd/
- main/meɪn/
- make/meɪk/
- makes/meɪks/
- male/meɪl/
- man/mæn/
- march/mɑɹtʃ/
- mark/mɑɹk/
- mass/mæs/
- match/mætʃ/
- mauve/moʊv/
- may/meɪ/
- mean/min/
- means/minz/
- meant/mɛnt/
- meet/mit/
- meme/mim/
- men/mɛn/
- met/mɛt/
- mid/mɪd/
- might/maɪt/
- mike/maɪk/
- mind/maɪnd/
- mine/maɪn/
- miss/mɪs/
- missed/mɪst/
- mode/moʊd/
- mom/mɑm/
- month/mʌnθ/
- months/mʌnθs/
- more/mɔɹ/
- most/moʊst/
- mouth/maʊθ/
- move/muv/
- moved/muvd/
- much/mʌtʃ/
- must/mʌst/
2 syllables · 58 words
- machine/məˈʃin/
- maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/
- major/ˈmeɪdʒɚ/
- making/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
- managed/ˈmænədʒd/
- mandate/ˈmænˌdeɪt/
- many/ˈmɛni/
- margin/ˈmɑɹdʒən/
- market/ˈmɑɹkət/
- marriage/ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/
- married/ˈmɛɹid/
- master/ˈmæstɚ/
- matter/ˈmætɚ/
- mature/məˈtʃʊɹ/
- maybe/ˈmeɪbi/
- meaning/ˈminɪŋ/
- meeting/ˈmitɪŋ/
- member/ˈmɛmbɚ/
- members/ˈmɛmbɚz/
- mental/ˈmɛntəl/
- mentioned/ˈmɛnʃənd/
- mentor/ˈmɛnˌtɔɹ/
- mentored/ˈmɛntɚd/
- merger/ˈmɝdʒɚ/
- message/ˈmɛsədʒ/
- metal/ˈmɛtəl/
- method/ˈmɛθəd/
- middle/ˈmɪdəl/
- midterm/ˈmɪdˌtɝm/
- migrate/ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/
- milestone/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
- minor/ˈmaɪnɚ/
- minute/ˈmɪnət/
- minutes/ˈmɪnəts/
- missing/ˈmɪsɪŋ/
- mission/ˈmɪʃən/
- mistake/mɪˈsteɪk/
- misuse/mɪsˈjus/
- mobile/ˈmoʊbəl/
- model/ˈmɑdəl/
- modern/ˈmɑdɚn/
- moment/ˈmoʊmənt/
- money/ˈmʌni/
- monthly/ˈmʌnθli/
- morning/ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/
- morose/mɚˈoʊs/
- mortgage/ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/
- mostly/ˈmoʊstli/
- mother/ˈmʌðɚ/
- motive/ˈmoʊtɪv/
- movement/ˈmuvmənt/
- movie/ˈmuvi/
- movies/ˈmuviz/
- moving/ˈmuvɪŋ/
- mundane/mənˈdeɪn/
- murder/ˈmɝdɚ/
- muscle/ˈmʌsəl/
- music/ˈmjuzɪk/
3 syllables · 41 words
- macabre/məˈkɑbɹə/
- magnitude/ˈmæɡnəˌtud/
- maintenance/ˈmeɪntənəns/
- management/ˈmænədʒmənt/
- manager/ˈmænədʒɚ/
- manual/ˈmænjuəl/
- marketing/ˈmɑɹkətɪŋ/
- massacre/ˈmæsəkɚ/
- maverick/ˈmævɚɪk/
- maximise/ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/
- mayonnaise/ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/
- media/ˈmidiə/
- mediate/ˈmidiˌeɪt/
- medical/ˈmɛdəkəl/
- medium/ˈmidiəm/
- memorise/ˈmɛməˌɹaɪz/
- memory/ˈmɛmɚi/
- mendacious/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/
- mentorship/ˈmɛnˌtɔɹʃɪp/
- merchandise/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/
- messaging/ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ/
- migration/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/
- miniature/ˈmɪniətʃɚ/
- minimal/ˈmɪnəməl/
- minimise/ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
- minimum/ˈmɪnəməm/
- minister/ˈmɪnəstɚ/
- ministry/ˈmɪnəstɹi/
- misanthrope/ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/
- mischievous/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
- mitigate/ˈmɪtəˌɡeɪt/
- mnemonic/nɪˈmɑnɪk/
- moderate/ˈmɑdɚət/
- modify/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/
- mollify/ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/
- momentum/moʊˈmɛntəm/
- monitor/ˈmɑnətɚ/
- multiple/ˈmʌltəpəl/
- museum/mjuˈziəm/
- musician/mjuˈzɪʃən/
- mutual/ˈmjutʃuəl/
4 syllables · 21 words
- magnanimous/mæɡˈnænəməs/
- majority/məˈdʒɔɹəti/
- malleable/ˈmæliəbəl/
- manipulate/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/
- manufacture/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/
- mascarpone/ˌmɑskɑɹˈpoʊneɪ/
- material/məˈtɪɹiəl/
- materials/məˈtɪɹiəlz/
- mathematics/ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/
- mechanism/ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/
- medication/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
- memorandum/ˌmɛmɚˈændəm/
- mercurial/mɚˈkjʊɹiəl/
- methodical/məˈθɑdəkəl/
- meticulous/məˈtɪkjələs/
- military/ˈmɪləˌtɛɹi/
- minority/maɪˈnɔɹəti/
- monopoly/məˈnɑpəli/
- motivated/ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd/
- motivation/ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/
- munificent/mjuˈnɪfɪsənt/
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