English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mortar Pronunciation
Mortar is pronounced MAWR-ter, IPA /ˈmɔrtɝ/.
MAWR-ter
US /ˈmɔrtɝ/ · UK /ˈmɔːtə/
Syllables: MAWR · ter (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The mixture that holds bricks together, a bowl for grinding, or a short heavy gun.
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Mortar in a Sentence
- The mortar between the bricks has crumbled.
- Crush the seeds in a mortar.
- Bricks and mortar still beat shares, he said.
Common Mispronunciations of Mortar
Not mor-TAR
Volume rests on the opening MAWR and the ending drops to a weak ter.
Not MAWR-tahr
The second ar sounds nothing like the first: it reduces to the er of butter.
Tip: Mortar and martyr are one vowel apart at the front and identical at the back.
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