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How to pronounce month in American English
muhnth
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Americans pronounce month as muhnth (/mʌnθ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "They moved to a new apartment last month" or "The fourth month is the birth of the earth" — more examples below.
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Every sound in "month".
1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.
uh/ʌ/
Relax your lips, jaw, and tongue completely. Drop your jaw slightly and keep the tongue neutral.
n/n/
Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.
th/θ/
Place the very tip of your tongue slightly between your teeth. Blow air gently around it without voicing.
In real conversation
Hear "month" in the wild.
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"He scheduled a follow-up appointment for next month."
hee SKEH·juhld uh FAH·loh UHP uh·POYNT·muhnt fer NEHKST muhnth
"I contribute a percentage of my salary to my retirement fund each month."
ahy kuhn·TRIH·byoot uh per·SEHN·tuhj uhv mahy SA·luh·ree tuh mahy ruh·TAHY·er·muhnt FUHND EECH muhnth
"I submitted my manuscript for publication last month."
ahy suhb·MIH·duhd mahy MAN·yuh·skrihpt fer puh·bluh·KAY·shuhn last muhnth
"My birthday is on the third Thursday of the month."
mahy BURTH·day ihz ahn dhuh thurd THURZ·day uhv dhuh muhnth
"The bus fare increased by fifty cents starting this month."
dhuh BUHS FAIR uhn·KREEST bahy FIHF·tee SEHNTS STAR·tuhng dhihs muhnth
"The contract renewal is due at the end of next month."
dhuh KAHN·trakt ruh·NOO·uhl ihz DOO uht dhee EHND uhv NEHKST muhnth
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.
The textbook way isn't wrong — it's just not how anyone actually says it.
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Pronouncing the first syllable too fully.
Don't pronounce the first syllable too fully. The unstressed syllable reduces to a schwa — the lazy "uh" sound — in casual speech.
MUHNTH→muhnth
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Is the American pronunciation of "month" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "muhnth" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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