How to pronounce “monopoly”
Say “monopoly” in 4 beats
monopoly
/məˈnɑpəli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mənɒpəli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- monmə
- opnɑstress
- olpə
- yli
- IPA (American)
- /məˈnɑpəli/
- IPA (British)
- /mənɒpəli/
- Respelling
- muh-NAH-puh-lee
- Syllables
- 4 — mon-OP-ol-y
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: mon-OP-ol-y. “op” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/məˈnɑpəli/
/mənɒpəli/
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What “monopoly” means
- noun
(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
“a monopoly on silver”
- noun
exclusive control or possession of something
“They have no monopoly on intelligence”
- noun
a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
Say it in a sentence
“The single bakery has a monopoly on bread in this valley.”“monopoly”, answered
How do you pronounce “monopoly”?
“monopoly” is pronounced /məˈnɑpəli/ (muh-NAH-puh-lee) in American English and /mənɒpəli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “op”. Build it as mon-OP-ol-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “monopoly” have?
4: mon · op · ol · y. The beat lands on the second, “op”.
Is “monopoly” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /məˈnɑpəli/ (muh-NAH-puh-lee); British English says /mənɒpəli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “monopoly” mean?
As a noun: (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller For example: “a monopoly on silver” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “monopoly”?
Stress the second syllable: mon-OP-ol-y. “op” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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