How to pronounce “minor”
Say “minor” in 2 beats
minor
/ˈmaɪnɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /maɪnə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- minmaɪstress
- ornɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmaɪnɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /maɪnə/
- Respelling
- MY-nuh
- Syllables
- 2 — MIN-or
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MIN-or. “min” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈmaɪnɚ/
/maɪnə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “minor” means
- noun
a young person of either sex
“she writes books for children”
- adjective
of lesser importance or stature or rank
“a minor poet”
- adjective
lesser in scope or effect
“had minor differences”
Say it in a sentence
“No minor is allowed in the bar after nine.”“minor”, answered
How do you pronounce “minor”?
“minor” is pronounced /ˈmaɪnɚ/ (MY-nuh) in American English and /maɪnə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “min”. Build it as MIN-or, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “minor” have?
2: min · or. The beat lands on the first, “min”.
Is “minor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmaɪnɚ/ (MY-nuh); British English says /maɪnə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “minor” mean?
As a noun: a young person of either sex For example: “she writes books for children” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “minor”?
Stress the first syllable: MIN-or. “min” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “minor” 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.