English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mass Pronunciation
Mass is pronounced MAS, IPA /ˈmæs/.
MAS
US /ˈmæs/ · UK /ˈmæs/
Syllables: MAS (1 syllable)
noun and adjective: A large quantity or body of something, and in physics the amount of matter in an object.
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Mass in a Sentence
- A mass of papers covered the desk.
- Mass and weight are not the same thing.
- Mass production reached the town in the 1920s.
Common Mispronunciations of Mass
Not MAHS
The vowel sits where mad and map keep theirs, flat and forward. Opened out it becomes the French masse.
Not MAZ
The double s closes on a hiss. Buzzed, the word turns towards the name Maz and loses its ending.
Tip: Mass, mess and moss form a neat three way test of the vowel, and the church service is this same word.
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