How to pronounce “memorise”
Say “memorise” in 3 beats
memorise
/ˈmɛməˌɹaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈmɛməɹaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mɛmɛstress
- məmə
- ɹaɪzɹaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɛməˌɹaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈmɛməɹaɪz/
- Respelling
- MEM-uh-ryze
- Syllables
- 3 — MƐ-mə-ɹaɪz
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MƐ-mə-ɹaɪz. “mɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɛməˌɹaɪz/
/ˈmɛməɹaɪz/
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Where “memorise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“muh-MOR-yze”
the stress is on MEM, the first syllable
What “memorise” means
- verb
commit to memory; learn by heart
“Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”
Say it in a sentence
“Try to understand it rather than memorise it.”“memorise”, answered
How do you pronounce “memorise”?
“memorise” is pronounced /ˈmɛməˌɹaɪz/ (MEM-uh-ryze) in American English and /ˈmɛməɹaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɛ”. Build it as MƐ-mə-ɹaɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “memorise” have?
3: mɛ · mə · ɹaɪz. The beat lands on the first, “mɛ”.
Is “memorise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɛməˌɹaɪz/ (MEM-uh-ryze); British English says /ˈmɛməɹaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “memorise” mean?
As a verb: commit to memory; learn by heart For example: “Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”
Where is the stress in “memorise”?
Stress the first syllable: MƐ-mə-ɹaɪz. “mɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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