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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “musician”

“musician” is pronounced /mjuˈzɪʃən/ (myoo-ZI-shuhn) in American English and /mjuːzɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ic”.
The sound

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musician

/mjuˈzɪʃən/

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

3 beats
  1. musmju
  2. iczɪstress
  3. ianʃən
IPA (American)
/mjuˈzɪʃən/
IPA (British)
/mjuːzɪʃən/
Respelling
myoo-ZI-shuhn
Syllables
3 — mus-IC-ian
Stress
Stress the second syllable: mus-IC-ian. “ic” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/mjuˈzɪʃən/

British

/mjuːzɪʃən/

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Meaning

What “musician” means

  1. noun

    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

  2. noun

    artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

Say it in a sentence

“She became a full-time musician at the age of thirty-four.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
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Questions

“musician”, answered

How do you pronounce “musician”?

“musician” is pronounced /mjuˈzɪʃən/ (myoo-ZI-shuhn) in American English and /mjuːzɪʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ic”. Build it as mus-IC-ian, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “musician” have?

3: mus · ic · ian. The beat lands on the second, “ic”.

Is “musician” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /mjuˈzɪʃən/ (myoo-ZI-shuhn); British English says /mjuːzɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “musician” mean?

As a noun: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) For example: “She became a full-time musician at the age of thirty-four.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “musician”?

Stress the second syllable: mus-IC-ian. “ic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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