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Make Pronunciation

Make is pronounced MAYK, IPA /ˈmeɪk/.

MAYK

US /ˈmeɪk/  ·  UK /ˈmeɪk/

Syllables: MAYK (1 syllable)

verb and noun: To produce or create something, or the brand of a manufactured item.

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Make in a Sentence

  • I will make coffee while you unpack.
  • They make the frames by hand in a workshop outside Leeds.
  • What make is your car?

Common Mispronunciations of Make

Not MAK

Silent e at the end stretches the vowel in front of it. Without it you have mack, which is a different word.

Not MAY-kuh

The k closes the word cleanly. Letting a small vowel escape after it turns make into maker.

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