English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Neanderthal Pronunciation
Neanderthal is pronounced nee-AN-der-thawl, IPA /niˈændɝˌθɔl/.
nee-AN-der-thawl
US /niˈændɝˌθɔl/ · UK /niːˈændəˌθɑːl/
Syllables: nee · AN · der · thawl (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and adjective: An extinct kind of human that lived in Europe and western Asia until about forty thousand years ago.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Neanderthal in a Sentence
- Neanderthal bones were found in the valley in 1856.
- Most Europeans carry a little Neanderthal DNA.
- The museum has a Neanderthal skull on loan.
Common Mispronunciations of Neanderthal
Not nee-AN-der-tahl
English hisses the th as in thin, although German, where the name comes from, uses a plain t.
Not NEE-an-der-thawl
Put the force on AN, the second of four beats.
Tip: Four beats, nee-AN-der-thawl. Spellings with and without the h are both in use.
More words starting with n · Every word in the pronunciation guide