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Madrid Pronunciation
Madrid is pronounced muh-DRID, IPA /məˈdrɪd/.
muh-DRID
US /məˈdrɪd/
Syllables: muh · DRID (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The capital city of Spain, in the centre of the country.
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Madrid in a Sentence
- Madrid sits on a plateau nearly seven hundred metres up.
- They flew to Madrid for the weekend.
- The galleries of Madrid are its main draw.
Common Mispronunciations of Madrid
Not MA-drid
The back half of the name is the loud half, so DRID takes the beat.
Not muh-DREED
Hold the stressed vowel short, the i of did, since a long ee makes it sound like another city entirely.
Tip: In Spanish the final d softens almost to a th, giving muh-DRITH.
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