How to pronounce “memory”
Say “memory” in 3 beats
memory
/ˈmɛmɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɛməɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- memmɛstress
- ormɚ
- yi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɛmɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /mɛməɹi/
- Respelling
- ME-muh-ee
- Syllables
- 3 — MEM-or-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MEM-or-y. “mem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɛmɚi/
/mɛməɹi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “memory” means
- noun
something that is remembered
“search as he would, the memory was lost”
- noun
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
“he can do it from memory”
- noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
“he had a good memory when he was younger”
Say it in a sentence
“The old photograph brought back a happy childhood memory.”“memory”, answered
How do you pronounce “memory”?
“memory” is pronounced /ˈmɛmɚi/ (ME-muh-ee) in American English and /mɛməɹi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mem”. Build it as MEM-or-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “memory” have?
3: mem · or · y. The beat lands on the first, “mem”.
Is “memory” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɛmɚi/ (ME-muh-ee); British English says /mɛməɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “memory” mean?
As a noun: something that is remembered For example: “search as he would, the memory was lost” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “memory”?
Stress the first syllable: MEM-or-y. “mem” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “memory” 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.