Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with M
81 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.
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Every M word we have published
1 syllable · 5 words
2 syllables · 24 words
- maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/
- major/ˈmeɪdʒɚ/
- managed/ˈmænədʒd/
- mandate/ˈmænˌdeɪt/
- margin/ˈmɑɹdʒən/
- mature/məˈtʃʊɹ/
- mental/ˈmɛntəl/
- mentor/ˈmɛnˌtɔɹ/
- mentored/ˈmɛntɚd/
- merger/ˈmɝdʒɚ/
- method/ˈmɛθəd/
- midterm/ˈmɪdˌtɝm/
- migrate/ˈmaɪˌɡɹeɪt/
- milestone/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
- minor/ˈmaɪnɚ/
- minutes/ˈmɪnəts/
- mistake/mɪˈsteɪk/
- mobile/ˈmoʊbəl/
- monthly/ˈmʌnθli/
- morose/mɚˈoʊs/
- mortgage/ˈmɔɹɡɪdʒ/
- motive/ˈmoʊtɪv/
- mundane/mənˈdeɪn/
- muscle/ˈmʌsəl/
3 syllables · 31 words
- macabre/məˈkɑbɹə/
- magnitude/ˈmæɡnəˌtud/
- maintenance/ˈmeɪntənəns/
- manager/ˈmænədʒɚ/
- manual/ˈmænjuəl/
- massacre/ˈmæsəkɚ/
- maverick/ˈmævɚɪk/
- mayonnaise/ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/
- media/ˈmidiə/
- mediate/ˈmidiˌeɪt/
- medical/ˈmɛdəkəl/
- medium/ˈmidiəm/
- mendacious/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/
- merchandise/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/
- messaging/ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ/
- migration/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/
- miniature/ˈmɪniətʃɚ/
- minimal/ˈmɪnəməl/
- minimum/ˈmɪnəməm/
- ministry/ˈmɪnəstɹi/
- misanthrope/ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/
- mischievous/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
- mitigate/ˈmɪtəˌɡeɪt/
- mnemonic/nɪˈmɑnɪk/
- modify/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/
- mollify/ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/
- momentum/moʊˈmɛntəm/
- monitor/ˈmɑnətɚ/
- museum/mjuˈziəm/
- musician/mjuˈzɪʃən/
- mutual/ˈmjutʃuəl/
4 syllables · 17 words
- magnanimous/mæɡˈnænəməs/
- majority/məˈdʒɔɹəti/
- malleable/ˈmæliəbəl/
- manipulate/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/
- manufacture/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/
- mathematics/ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/
- mechanism/ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/
- medication/ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən/
- memorandum/ˌmɛmɚˈændəm/
- mercurial/mɚˈkjʊɹiəl/
- methodical/məˈθɑdəkəl/
- meticulous/məˈtɪkjələs/
- military/ˈmɪləˌtɛɹi/
- minority/maɪˈnɔɹəti/
- monopoly/məˈnɑpəli/
- motivated/ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd/
- motivation/ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/
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