How to pronounce “medium”
Say “medium” in 3 beats
medium
/ˈmidiəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /miːdiəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mimistress
- didi
- əməm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmidiəm/
- IPA (British)
- /miːdiəm/
- Respelling
- MEE-dee-uhm
- Syllables
- 3 — MI-di-əm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MI-di-əm. “mi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmidiəm/
/miːdiəm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “medium” means
- noun
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
- noun
the surrounding environment
“fish require an aqueous medium”
- noun
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
Say it in a sentence
“Watercolour is the medium she returns to every winter.”“medium”, answered
How do you pronounce “medium”?
“medium” is pronounced /ˈmidiəm/ (MEE-dee-uhm) in American English and /miːdiəm/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mi”. Build it as MI-di-əm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “medium” have?
3: mi · di · əm. The beat lands on the first, “mi”.
Is “medium” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmidiəm/ (MEE-dee-uhm); British English says /miːdiəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “medium” mean?
As a noun: a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information For example: “Watercolour is the medium she returns to every winter.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “medium”?
Stress the first syllable: MI-di-əm. “mi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “medium” 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.