How to pronounce “mnemonic”
Say “mnemonic” in 3 beats
mnemonic
/nɪˈmɑnɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɛmɒnɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- mnemnɪ
- onmɑstress
- icnɪk
- IPA (American)
- /nɪˈmɑnɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /nɛmɒnɪk/
- Also accepted
- /niˈmɑnɪk/
- Respelling
- ni-MAH-nik
- Syllables
- 3 — mnem-ON-ic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: mnem-ON-ic. “on” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/nɪˈmɑnɪk/
/nɛmɒnɪk/
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What “mnemonic” means
- noun
a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
- adjective
of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory
“mnemonic device”
Say it in a sentence
“A simple mnemonic helped her remember the order of the planets.”The sounds inside this word
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“mnemonic”, answered
How do you pronounce “mnemonic”?
“mnemonic” is pronounced /nɪˈmɑnɪk/ (ni-MAH-nik) in American English and /nɛmɒnɪk/ in British English, and /niˈmɑnɪk/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “on”. Build it as mnem-ON-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mnemonic” have?
3: mnem · on · ic. The beat lands on the second, “on”.
Is “mnemonic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nɪˈmɑnɪk/ (ni-MAH-nik); British English says /nɛmɒnɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mnemonic” mean?
As a noun: a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall For example: “A simple mnemonic helped her remember the order of the planets.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mnemonic”?
Stress the second syllable: mnem-ON-ic. “on” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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