How to pronounce “mischievous”
Say “mischievous” in 3 beats
mischievous
/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- miscmɪsstress
- hievtʃə
- ousvəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
- Respelling
- MISS-chuh-vuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — MISC-hiev-ous
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MISC-hiev-ous. “misc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
/ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
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Where “mischievous” goes wrong
- Often heard
“mis-CHEE-vee-us”/mɪsˈtʃiviəs/
three syllables with the stress first; there is no i after the v in the spelling
What “mischievous” means
- adjective
naughtily or annoyingly playful
“teasing and worrying with impish laughter”
- adjective
deliberately causing harm or damage
“mischievous rumors and falsehoods”
Say it in a sentence
“The puppy is mischievous but far too small to do real damage.”“mischievous”, answered
How do you pronounce “mischievous”?
“mischievous” is pronounced /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ (MISS-chuh-vuhs) in American English and /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “misc”. Build it as MISC-hiev-ous, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mischievous” have?
3: misc · hiev · ous. The beat lands on the first, “misc”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (mis-CHEE-vee-us), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “mischievous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ (MISS-chuh-vuhs); British English says /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mischievous” mean?
As an adjective: naughtily or annoyingly playful For example: “teasing and worrying with impish laughter” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mischievous”?
Stress the first syllable: MISC-hiev-ous. “misc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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