English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Meta Pronunciation
Meta is pronounced MEE-tuh, IPA /ˈmitə/.
MEE-tuh
US /ˈmitə/
Syllables: MEE · tuh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and prefix: Referring to itself, as a film about making films, and the name the owner of Facebook took in 2021.
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Meta in a Sentence
- The whole episode is very meta.
- Meta reported its results in October.
- A meta analysis pools the results of earlier studies.
Common Mispronunciations of Meta
Not MAY-tuh
No ay belongs in the first beat. Americans give it a long ee and the British a short e, and neither reading uses the vowel of mate.
Not me-TAH
The closing a is a throwaway uh, as it is in extra and comma, with the weight held at the front.
Tip: Beta splits along national lines and meta does not, so the two words do not reliably rhyme.
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