How to pronounce “male”
Say “male” in one beat
male
/meɪl/
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- malemeɪl
- IPA (American)
- /meɪl/
- IPA (British)
- /meɪl/
- Respelling
- MAYL
- Syllables
- 1 — male
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /meɪl/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “male” means
- noun
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- noun
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
- noun
the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
Say it in a sentence
“The zoo welcomed a new male lion earlier this spring.”“male”, answered
How do you pronounce “male”?
“male” is pronounced /meɪl/ (MAYL) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /meɪl/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “male” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /meɪl/ — a single beat.
What does “male” mean?
As a noun: an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) For example: “The zoo welcomed a new male lion earlier this spring.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “male”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /meɪl/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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