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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “milestone”

“milestone” is pronounced /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ (MYL-stohn) in American English and /maɪlstəʊn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “maɪl”.
The sound

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milestone

/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/

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

2 beats
  1. maɪlmaɪlstress
  2. stoʊnstoʊn
IPA (American)
/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
IPA (British)
/maɪlstəʊn/
Respelling
MYL-stohn
Syllables
2 — MAꞮL-stoʊn
Stress
Stress the first syllable: MAꞮL-stoʊn. “maɪl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/

British

/maɪlstəʊn/

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Meaning

What “milestone” means

  1. noun

    stone post at side of a road to show distances

  2. noun

    a significant event in your life (or in a project)

Say it in a sentence

“Finishing the foundations was the first real milestone.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
mmaɪlong illssttoʊlong onn

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Questions

“milestone”, answered

How do you pronounce “milestone”?

“milestone” is pronounced /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ (MYL-stohn) in American English and /maɪlstəʊn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “maɪl”. Build it as MAꞮL-stoʊn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “milestone” have?

2: maɪl · stoʊn. The beat lands on the first, “maɪl”.

Is “milestone” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ (MYL-stohn); British English says /maɪlstəʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “milestone” mean?

As a noun: stone post at side of a road to show distances For example: “Finishing the foundations was the first real milestone.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “milestone”?

Stress the first syllable: MAꞮL-stoʊn. “maɪl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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