How to pronounce “man”
Say “man” in one beat
man
/mæn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /man/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- manmæn
- IPA (American)
- /mæn/
- IPA (British)
- /man/
- Respelling
- MAN
- Syllables
- 1 — man
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mæn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/mæn/
/man/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “man” means
- noun
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
“there were two women and six men on the bus”
- noun
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
“two men stood sentry duty”
- noun
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
“it was every man for himself”
Say it in a sentence
“An elderly man was feeding the pigeons in the park.”“man”, answered
How do you pronounce “man”?
“man” is pronounced /mæn/ (MAN) in American English and /man/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /mæn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “man” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /mæn/ — a single beat.
Is “man” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /mæn/ (MAN); British English says /man/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “man” mean?
As a noun: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) For example: “there were two women and six men on the bus” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “man”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mæn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “man” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.