To pronounce "man", say MAN — one syllable, IPA /[mɛn]/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
man
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
Record yourself saying man, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
1
Syllable
3
Letters
/[mɛn]/
IPA
"man" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with deadpan and span, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: mahn, mann, manne — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.”
interjection
“Man, that was a great catch!”
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Man" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "man" is /[mɛn]/.
Man: An adult male human.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “man” in the full dictionary →