English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Millennial Pronunciation
Millennial is pronounced mi-LE-nee-uhl, IPA /mɪˈlɛniəl/.
mi-LE-nee-uhl
US /mɪˈlɛniəl/ · UK /mɪˈlɛnɪəl/
Syllables: mi · LE · nee · uhl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and adjective: A person born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, or anything relating to a thousand year span.
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Millennial in a Sentence
- Every millennial in the office remembers dial up.
- The survey split millennials from the generation below.
- Millennial spending held up through the year.
Common Mispronunciations of Millennial
Not mi-LAY-nee-uhl
The loud vowel is short, the e of lend, and no ay belongs anywhere in the word.
Not mi-LEN-yuhl
Four beats are needed, and the ending spreads out as nee-uhl rather than collapsing into one.
Tip: Millennium ends in uhm and millennial in ee-uhl, which is the only thing separating them in speech.
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