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Mozart Pronunciation

Mozart is pronounced MOH-zahrt, IPA /ˈmoʊtsɑrt/.

MOH-zahrt

US /ˈmoʊtsɑrt/

Syllables: MOH · zahrt (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun (proper): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Austrian composer who died in 1791.

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Mozart in a Sentence

  • The orchestra opened with Mozart.
  • Mozart wrote the opera in six weeks.
  • She has played Mozart since she was four.

Common Mispronunciations of Mozart

Not moh-ZAHRT

MOH at the front is the loud beat, and German keeps the weight there as well.

Not MOH-zert

The second beat holds the ah of car before its r, long and open.

Tip: German says MOHT-sart, turning the z into a ts, and English dictionaries print the plain z instead.

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