How To Pronounce Means
means
UK
Phonemic
/miːnz/
Phonetic
[mĩːnz]
US
Phonemic
/miːnz/
In British English, means is pronounced /miːnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mĩːnz]. In American English, it is pronounced /miːnz/.
Means has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
miːnz
Means has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Means
Questions About Means
How do you pronounce means in British English?
In British English, means is pronounced /miːnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mĩːnz].
How do you pronounce means in American English?
In American English, means is pronounced /miːnz/.
Do British and American English pronounce means the same way?
Yes. Both are /miːnz/.
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