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How to pronounce “maximise”

“maximise” is pronounced /ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/ (MAK-suh-myze) in American English and /ˈmaksɪmaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mæk”.
The sound

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maximise

/ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/

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

3 beats
  1. mækmækstress
  2. səsə
  3. maɪzmaɪz
IPA (American)
/ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/
IPA (British)
/ˈmaksɪmaɪz/
Respelling
MAK-suh-myze
Syllables
3 — MÆK-sə-maɪz
Stress
Stress the first syllable: MÆK-sə-maɪz. “mæk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/

British

/ˈmaksɪmaɪz/

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Watch out

Where “maximise” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “mak-SIM-yze”

    the stress is on MAK, the first syllable

Meaning

What “maximise” means

  1. verb

    make the most of

    “He maximized his role”

  2. verb

    make as big or large as possible

    “Maximize your profits!”

Say it in a sentence

“They rearranged the room to maximise the daylight.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
mm×2æshort akkssəschwaaɪlong izz

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Questions

“maximise”, answered

How do you pronounce “maximise”?

“maximise” is pronounced /ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/ (MAK-suh-myze) in American English and /ˈmaksɪmaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mæk”. Build it as MÆK-sə-maɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “maximise” have?

3: mæk · sə · maɪz. The beat lands on the first, “mæk”.

Is “maximise” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈmæksəˌmaɪz/ (MAK-suh-myze); British English says /ˈmaksɪmaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “maximise” mean?

As a verb: make the most of For example: “He maximized his role” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “maximise”?

Stress the first syllable: MÆK-sə-maɪz. “mæk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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