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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “mundane”

“mundane” is pronounced /mənˈdeɪn/ (muhn-DAYN) in American English and /mʌndeɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “deɪn”.
The sound

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mundane

/mənˈdeɪn/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mʌndeɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. mənmən
  2. deɪndeɪnstress
IPA (American)
/mənˈdeɪn/
IPA (British)
/mʌndeɪn/
Respelling
muhn-DAYN
Syllables
2 — mən-DEꞮN
Stress
Stress the second syllable: mən-DEꞮN. “deɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/mənˈdeɪn/

British

/mʌndeɪn/

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Meaning

What “mundane” means

  1. adjective

    found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant

    “a placid everyday scene”

  2. adjective

    concerned with the world or worldly matters

    “mundane affairs”

  3. adjective

    belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly

    “not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind”

Say it in a sentence

“Her days are mundane, and she likes them that way.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
mməschwann×2ddeɪlong a

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Questions

“mundane”, answered

How do you pronounce “mundane”?

“mundane” is pronounced /mənˈdeɪn/ (muhn-DAYN) in American English and /mʌndeɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “deɪn”. Build it as mən-DEꞮN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “mundane” have?

2: mən · deɪn. The beat lands on the second, “deɪn”.

Is “mundane” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /mənˈdeɪn/ (muhn-DAYN); British English says /mʌndeɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “mundane” mean?

As an adjective: found in the ordinary course of events; ; ; - Anita Diamant For example: “a placid everyday scene” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “mundane”?

Stress the second syllable: mən-DEꞮN. “deɪn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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