How to pronounce “misanthrope”
Say “misanthrope” in 3 beats
misanthrope
/ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɪsanθɹəʊp/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mɪmɪstress
- sənsən
- θɹoʊpθɹoʊp
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/
- IPA (British)
- /mɪsanθɹəʊp/
- Respelling
- MI-suhn-throhp
- Syllables
- 3 — MꞮ-sən-θɹoʊp
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MꞮ-sən-θɹoʊp. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/
/mɪsanθɹəʊp/
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What “misanthrope” means
- noun
someone who dislikes people in general
Say it in a sentence
“He plays the misanthrope but feeds every cat on the street.”“misanthrope”, answered
How do you pronounce “misanthrope”?
“misanthrope” is pronounced /ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/ (MI-suhn-throhp) in American English and /mɪsanθɹəʊp/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”. Build it as MꞮ-sən-θɹoʊp, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “misanthrope” have?
3: mɪ · sən · θɹoʊp. The beat lands on the first, “mɪ”.
Is “misanthrope” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɪsənˌθɹoʊp/ (MI-suhn-throhp); British English says /mɪsanθɹəʊp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “misanthrope” mean?
As a noun: someone who dislikes people in general For example: “He plays the misanthrope but feeds every cat on the street.”
Where is the stress in “misanthrope”?
Stress the first syllable: MꞮ-sən-θɹoʊp. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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