"Minute" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmɪnət/ in IPA and it has 2 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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/ˈmɪnət/
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"minute" has 2 syllables: minute.
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"Minute" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈmɪnət/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Minute" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "minute" is /ˈmɪnət/.
Minute: A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
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