To pronounce "harmattan", say HARM-att-an — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
harmattan
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying harmattan, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
3
Syllables
9
Letters
HARM-att-an
Say it like
"harmattan" has 3 syllables: harm-att-an. It rhymes with deadpan and span, if that helps it stick.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Harmattan" has 3 syllables: harm · att · an.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “harmattan” in the full dictionary →