English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Moisture Pronunciation
Moisture is pronounced MOYS-cher, IPA /ˈmɔɪstʃɝ/.
MOYS-cher
US /ˈmɔɪstʃɝ/ · UK /ˈmɔɪstʃə/
Syllables: MOYS · cher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Small amounts of water held in the air, in soil or on a surface.
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Moisture in a Sentence
- Moisture had got behind the plaster.
- Cover the dough to keep the moisture in.
- The meter reads moisture in the beams.
Common Mispronunciations of Moisture
Not MOYS-toor
A ture ending turns into cher, so this closes like capture and mixture.
Not MOH-is-cher
The oi is a single glide from aw towards ee, and the word holds two beats rather than three.
Tip: Moisturise and moisturiser both keep the cher and add beats behind it.
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