English pronunciation · Words Starting with M

Masculine Pronunciation

Masculine is pronounced MA-skyuh-luhn, IPA /ˈmæskjələn/.

MA-skyuh-luhn

US /ˈmæskjələn/  ·  UK /ˈmæskjʊˌlɪn/

Syllables: MA · skyuh · luhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

adjective: Having qualities traditionally associated with men, or belonging to the male grammatical gender.

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Masculine in a Sentence

  • The jacket has a deliberately masculine cut.
  • In Spanish, libro is a masculine noun.
  • He wrote in a blunt, masculine style.

Common Mispronunciations of Masculine

Not mas-kyoo-LEEN

Nothing at the end is stressed or long. The line ending drops to a colourless luhn, so the word cannot rhyme with machine.

Not MA-skoo-lin

Slip a y into the middle. The cu gives kyuh, the same glide you hear in muscular and circular.

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