How to pronounce “minimise”
Say “minimise” in 3 beats
minimise
/ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mɪmɪstress
- nənə
- maɪzmaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/
- Respelling
- MIN-uh-myze
- Syllables
- 3 — MꞮ-nə-maɪz
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MꞮ-nə-maɪz. “mɪ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
/ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/
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Where “minimise” goes wrong
- Often heard
“mih-NIM-yze”
the stress is on MIN, the first syllable
What “minimise” means
- verb
represent as less significant or important
- verb
make small or insignificant
“Let's minimize the risk”
Say it in a sentence
“Close the vents to minimise the draught from the hallway.”“minimise”, answered
How do you pronounce “minimise”?
“minimise” is pronounced /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/ (MIN-uh-myze) in American English and /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”. Build it as MꞮ-nə-maɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “minimise” have?
3: mɪ · nə · maɪz. The beat lands on the first, “mɪ”.
Is “minimise” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/ (MIN-uh-myze); British English says /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “minimise” mean?
As a verb: represent as less significant or important For example: “Close the vents to minimise the draught from the hallway.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “minimise”?
Stress the first syllable: MꞮ-nə-maɪz. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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