English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Medieval Pronunciation
Medieval is pronounced mi-DEE-vuhl, IPA /miˈdivəl/.
mi-DEE-vuhl
US /miˈdivəl/ · UK /ˈmɛdɪˌiːvəl/
Syllables: mi · DEE · vuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Belonging to the Middle Ages, roughly the fifth century to the fifteenth.
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Medieval in a Sentence
- The town still has its medieval walls.
- She studies medieval Latin manuscripts.
- Half the church is medieval and the rest Victorian.
Common Mispronunciations of Medieval
Not ME-dee-val
The ending is a weak vuhl, and the strong syllable comes before it. A full val at the end sounds like a different word altogether.
Not me-DY-vuhl
The stressed vowel is a long ee, not the long i of die. The ie spelling here works as it does in field.
Tip: Americans usually manage three syllables, mi-DEE-vuhl, while British speakers often use four, me-di-EE-vuhl.
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