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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “malleable”

“malleable” is pronounced /ˈmæliəbəl/ (MA-lee-uh-buhl) in American English and /maləbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mæ”.
The sound

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malleable

/ˈmæliəbəl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /maləbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. mæmæstress
  2. lili
  3. əə
  4. bəlbəl
IPA (American)
/ˈmæliəbəl/
IPA (British)
/maləbəl/
Respelling
MA-lee-uh-buhl
Syllables
4 — MÆ-li-ə-bəl
Stress
Stress the first syllable: MÆ-li-ə-bəl. “mæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈmæliəbəl/

British

/maləbəl/

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Meaning

What “malleable” means

  1. adjective

    easily influenced

  2. adjective

    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

    “ductile copper”

Say it in a sentence

“Warm wax is malleable enough to shape with your hands.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
mmæshort all×2ɪəearbbəschwa

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Questions

“malleable”, answered

How do you pronounce “malleable”?

“malleable” is pronounced /ˈmæliəbəl/ (MA-lee-uh-buhl) in American English and /maləbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mæ”. Build it as MÆ-li-ə-bəl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “malleable” have?

4: mæ · li · ə · bəl. The beat lands on the first, “mæ”.

Is “malleable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈmæliəbəl/ (MA-lee-uh-buhl); British English says /maləbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “malleable” mean?

As an adjective: easily influenced For example: “Warm wax is malleable enough to shape with your hands.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “malleable”?

Stress the first syllable: MÆ-li-ə-bəl. “mæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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