How to pronounce “mass”
Say “mass” in one beat
mass
/mæs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mas/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- massmæs
- IPA (American)
- /mæs/
- IPA (British)
- /mas/
- Respelling
- MAS
- Syllables
- 1 — mass
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mæs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/mæs/
/mas/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “mass” means
- noun
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
“a batch of letters”
- noun
an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
Say it in a sentence
“The choir performed during the Sunday morning mass.”“mass”, answered
How do you pronounce “mass”?
“mass” is pronounced /mæs/ (MAS) in American English and /mas/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /mæs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “mass” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /mæs/ — a single beat.
Is “mass” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /mæs/ (MAS); British English says /mas/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mass” mean?
As a noun: the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field For example: “The choir performed during the Sunday morning mass.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mass”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mæs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “mass” 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.