English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mysterious Pronunciation
Mysterious is pronounced mi-STI-ree-uhs, IPA /mɪˈstɪriəs/.
mi-STI-ree-uhs
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/ · UK /mɪˈstiərɪəs/
Syllables: mi · STI · ree · uhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Hard to explain, understand, or identify.
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Mysterious in a Sentence
- A mysterious parcel arrived with no sender on it.
- He was mysterious about where he had been all afternoon.
- There is something mysterious about that house.
Common Mispronunciations of Mysterious
Not MI-stee-ree-uhs
Volume goes to STI, the second of four beats, and the opening mi is barely there at all.
Not mi-STEER-yuhs
Four beats survive in careful speech, mi STI ree uhs. Crushing the last two together loses one of them.
Tip: Mystery holds its beat at the front, MI-ster-ee, and mysterious shifts it one step along.
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