How to pronounce “mauve”
Say “mauve” in one beat
mauve
/moʊv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /məʊv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mauvemoʊv
- IPA (American)
- /moʊv/
- IPA (British)
- /məʊv/
- Respelling
- MOHV
- Syllables
- 1 — mauve
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /moʊv/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/moʊv/
/məʊv/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “mauve” goes wrong
- Often heard
“MAWV”/mɔv/
it rhymes with cove, not with the vowel of law
What “mauve” means
- noun
a moderate purple
- adjective
of a pale to moderate greyish violet color
Say it in a sentence
“She painted the hallway a soft mauve that changed with the light.”“mauve”, answered
How do you pronounce “mauve”?
“mauve” is pronounced /moʊv/ (MOHV) in American English and /məʊv/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /moʊv/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “mauve” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /moʊv/ — a single beat.
Is “mauve” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /moʊv/ (MOHV); British English says /məʊv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mauve” mean?
As a noun: a moderate purple For example: “She painted the hallway a soft mauve that changed with the light.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mauve”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /moʊv/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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