How to pronounce “minutes”
Say “minutes” in 2 beats
minutes
/ˈmɪnəts/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɪnɪts/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mɪmɪstress
- nətsnəts
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɪnəts/
- IPA (British)
- /mɪnɪts/
- Respelling
- MI-nuhts
- Syllables
- 2 — MꞮ-nəts
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MꞮ-nəts. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈmɪnəts/
/mɪnɪts/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “minutes” means
- noun
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
- noun
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
“he ran a 4 minute mile”
- noun
an indefinitely short time
“wait just a moment”
Say it in a sentence
“Please circulate the minutes before the next meeting.”“minutes”, answered
How do you pronounce “minutes”?
“minutes” is pronounced /ˈmɪnəts/ (MI-nuhts) in American English and /mɪnɪts/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”. Build it as MꞮ-nəts, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “minutes” have?
2: mɪ · nəts. The beat lands on the first, “mɪ”.
Is “minutes” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɪnəts/ (MI-nuhts); British English says /mɪnɪts/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “minutes” mean?
As a noun: a written account of what transpired at a meeting For example: “Please circulate the minutes before the next meeting.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “minutes”?
Stress the first syllable: MꞮ-nəts. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “minutes” and see every sound
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