How to pronounce “miss”
Say “miss” in one beat
miss
/mɪs/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- missmɪs
- IPA (American)
- /mɪs/
- IPA (British)
- /mɪs/
- Respelling
- MIS
- Syllables
- 1 — miss
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mɪs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “miss” means
- noun
a young woman
“a young lady of 18”
- noun
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
- noun
a form of address for an unmarried woman
Say it in a sentence
“She didn't want to miss the beginning of the film.”“miss”, answered
How do you pronounce “miss”?
“miss” is pronounced /mɪs/ (MIS) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /mɪs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “miss” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /mɪs/ — a single beat.
What does “miss” mean?
As a noun: a young woman For example: “a young lady of 18” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “miss”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /mɪs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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