English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Museum Pronunciation
Museum is pronounced MYOO-zee-uhm, IPA /ˈmjuziəm/.
MYOO-zee-uhm
US /ˈmjuziəm/ · UK /mjuːˈziəm/
Syllables: MYOO · zee · uhm (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A building where objects of historical, scientific or artistic interest are kept and shown.
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Two Ways to Say Museum
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- myoo-ZEE-uhm, the reading nearly everyone uses: /mjuˈziəm/ (myoo-ZEE-uhm)
Museum in a Sentence
- The museum is free on Sundays.
- We spent the whole afternoon in the natural history museum.
- A new wing opened at the museum last spring.
Common Mispronunciations of Museum
Not MYOO-zuhm
Three syllables live here, not two. After the ZEE comes a separate weak uhm, so the word ends the way podium does.
Not moo-ZEE-uhm
A y glide belongs after the m, giving myoo rather than moo. Music, mute and museum all carry it.
Tip: Almost every speaker puts the weight on the middle syllable: myoo-ZEE-uhm.
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