How to pronounce “movies”
Say “movies” in 2 beats
movies
/ˈmuviz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /muːvɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- IPA (American)
- /ˈmuviz/
- IPA (British)
- /muːvɪz/
- Respelling
- MOO-veez
- Syllables
- 2 — MOV-ies
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MOV-ies. “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
/ˈmuviz/
/muːvɪz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “movies” 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 stayed in and watched old movies during the storm.”“movies”, answered
How do you pronounce “movies”?
“movies” is pronounced /ˈmuviz/ (MOO-veez) in American English and /muːvɪz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mov”. Build it as MOV-ies, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “movies” have?
2: mov · ies. The beat lands on the first, “mov”.
Is “movies” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmuviz/ (MOO-veez); British English says /muːvɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “movies” 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 “movies”?
Stress the first syllable: MOV-ies. “mov” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “movies” 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.