English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Myth Pronunciation
Myth is pronounced MITH, IPA /ˈmɪθ/.
MITH
US /ˈmɪθ/ · UK /ˈmɪθ/
Syllables: MITH (1 syllable)
noun: A traditional story about gods or heroes, or a belief that is widely held but untrue.
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Myth in a Sentence
- Every culture has a creation myth.
- It is a myth that we use only a tenth of the brain.
- The myth of the minotaur is set on Crete.
Common Mispronunciations of Myth
Not MIT
Blow air between the tongue tip and the top teeth. Stopping that air with a plain t turns myth into mitt.
Not MIZ
Finish on the breathy th of thin, never the buzzing th of this.
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