English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mountain Pronunciation
Mountain is pronounced MOWN-tuhn, IPA /ˈmaʊntən/.
MOWN-tuhn
US /ˈmaʊntən/ · UK /ˈmaʊntɪn/
Syllables: MOWN · tuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A very high, steep hill, usually rocky near the top.
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Mountain in a Sentence
- A mountain rises straight out of the plain behind the village.
- They climbed the mountain in a single day.
- Snow sits on the mountain until June.
Common Mispronunciations of Mountain
Not MOWN-tayn
An unstressed tain wears down to tuhn, so the word never rhymes with gain. Captain and curtain finish the same way.
Not MOON-tuhn
French and Portuguese give those two letters an oo value, and that habit turns the word into MOON. English wants the vowel it uses in count and shout.
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