How to pronounce “mobile”
Say “mobile” in 2 beats
mobile
/ˈmoʊbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈməʊbaɪl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- moʊmoʊstress
- bəlbəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmoʊbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈməʊbaɪl/
- Respelling
- MOH-buhl (UK MOH-byle)
- Syllables
- 2 — MOƱ-bəl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MOƱ-bəl. “moʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmoʊbəl/
/ˈməʊbaɪl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “mobile” goes wrong
- Often heard
“one form is wrong”
American English ends in a reduced -buhl; British English ends in -byle.
What “mobile” means
- noun
a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
- noun
a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
- noun
sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
Say it in a sentence
“She left her mobile on the kitchen table again.”“mobile”, answered
How do you pronounce “mobile”?
“mobile” is pronounced /ˈmoʊbəl/ (MOH-buhl (UK MOH-byle)) in American English and /ˈməʊbaɪl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “moʊ”. Build it as MOƱ-bəl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mobile” have?
2: moʊ · bəl. The beat lands on the first, “moʊ”.
Is “mobile” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmoʊbəl/ (MOH-buhl (UK MOH-byle)); British English says /ˈməʊbaɪl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mobile” mean?
As a noun: a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay For example: “She left her mobile on the kitchen table again.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mobile”?
Stress the first syllable: MOƱ-bəl. “moʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “mobile” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.