To pronounce "mountain", say MOUNT-ain — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈmaʊntən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈmaʊntən/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/mˈaʊntɪn/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "mountain" into 2 beats and lean on "MOUNT" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with intermountain and fountain, if that helps it stick.
noun
“We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.”
“He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.”
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"Mountain" has 2 syllables: mount · ain.
The IPA transcription of "mountain" is /ˈmaʊntən/.
Mountain: An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
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