How to Pronounce Maintenance

"Maintenance" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmeɪntənəns/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.

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Syllables

11

Letters

/ˈmeɪntənəns/

🇺🇸 IPA (US)

/mˈeɪntənəns/

🇬🇧 IPA (UK)

💡 Tip for remembering “maintenance”

"maintenance" has 3 syllables: maintenance.

What does maintenance mean?

noun

  1. Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
  2. A tort and (in some jurisdictions) an offence committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.

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How do you pronounce "maintenance"?▾

"Maintenance" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmeɪntənəns/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.

How many syllables are in "maintenance"?▾

"Maintenance" has 3 syllables.

What is the IPA transcription of "maintenance"?▾

The IPA transcription of "maintenance" is /ˈmeɪntənəns/.

What does "maintenance" mean?▾

Maintenance: Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.

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