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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “music”

“music” is pronounced /ˈmjuzɪk/ (MYOO-zik) in American English and /mjuːzɪk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mus”.
The sound

Say “music” in 2 beats

Say it like this

music

/ˈmjuzɪk/

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

2 beats
  1. musmjustress
  2. iczɪk
IPA (American)
/ˈmjuzɪk/
IPA (British)
/mjuːzɪk/
Respelling
MYOO-zik
Syllables
2 — MUS-ic
Stress
Stress the first syllable: MUS-ic. “mus” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈmjuzɪk/

British

/mjuːzɪk/

No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.

Meaning

What “music” means

  1. noun

    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

  2. noun

    any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

    “he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes”

  3. noun

    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

    “his music was his central interest”

Say it in a sentence

“She listens to soft music while she studies in the evening.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
mmjyulong oozzɪshort ikk

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Questions

“music”, answered

How do you pronounce “music”?

“music” is pronounced /ˈmjuzɪk/ (MYOO-zik) in American English and /mjuːzɪk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “mus”. Build it as MUS-ic, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “music” have?

2: mus · ic. The beat lands on the first, “mus”.

Is “music” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈmjuzɪk/ (MYOO-zik); British English says /mjuːzɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “music” mean?

As a noun: an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner For example: “She listens to soft music while she studies in the evening.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “music”?

Stress the first syllable: MUS-ic. “mus” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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