How to pronounce “movie”
Say “movie” in 2 beats
movie
/ˈmuvi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /muːvi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- IPA (American)
- /ˈmuvi/
- IPA (British)
- /muːvi/
- Respelling
- MOO-vee
- Syllables
- 2 — MOV-ie
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MOV-ie. “mov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmuvi/
/muːvi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “movie” means
- noun
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
“they went to a movie every Saturday night”
Say it in a sentence
“They watched a quiet movie together on Friday night.”“movie”, answered
How do you pronounce “movie”?
“movie” is pronounced /ˈmuvi/ (MOO-vee) in American English and /muːvi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mov”. Build it as MOV-ie, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “movie” have?
2: mov · ie. The beat lands on the first, “mov”.
Is “movie” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmuvi/ (MOO-vee); British English says /muːvi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “movie” mean?
As a noun: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement For example: “they went to a movie every Saturday night”
Where is the stress in “movie”?
Stress the first syllable: MOV-ie. “mov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “movie” 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.