How to pronounce monthly in American English

IPA /ˈmʌnθli/ Syllables 2 · muhnth·lee Stress 1st syllable

MUHNTH·lee

Start here

Americans pronounce monthly as MUHNTH-lee (/ˈmʌnθli/). Stress falls on the first syllable — keep everything else short and quick.

Now you try.

Record yourself saying "monthly" and play it back. The mic stays on your device — nothing's uploaded.

Ready when you are

Tap the mic to start

Preview your accent profile

Get your accent profile and 5-axes assessment.

Sounds

75%

Clarity

68%

Stress

78%

Intonation

65%

Fluency

62%

Overall assessment

Our AI coach listens to your recording and grades 5 dimensions of pronunciation — then tells you exactly what to fix next.

72% Noticeable accent

Common mistakes

Stressing the wrong syllable.

Stress falls on the first syllable, not the others. Stretch MUHNTH — keep everything else short and quick.

Unlock the full report in the app

Why it sounds different

Why "monthly" sounds like MUHNTH·lee.

Between "" and "", a brief "" glide bridges the two vowels for smooth flow. This is called the Vowel-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as MUHNTH·lee.

In real conversation

Hear "monthly" in the wild.

Click any sentence to see the full breakdown — every link, every reduction, every flap-T.

"I bought a monthly pass for unlimited subway rides."

ahy BAHT uh MUHNTH·lee PAS fer uhn·LIH·muh·tuhd SUHB·way RAHYDZ

"I created a monthly budget to track my income and expenses carefully."

ahy kree·AY·duhd uh MUHNTH·lee BUH·juht tuh TRAK mahy IHN·kuhm and uhk·SPEHN·suhz KAIR·fuh·lee

"The lease agreement specifies the monthly rent amount."

dhuh LEES uh·GREE·muhnt SPEH·suh·fahyz dhuh MUHNTH·lee REHNT uh·MOWNT

"The safety committee meets monthly to review workplace conditions."

dhuh SAYF·tee kuh·MIH·dee MEETS MUHNTH·lee tuh ruh·VYOO WURK·plays kuhn·DIH·shuhnz

"I use a budgeting app to categorize all of my monthly expenses."

ahy YOOZ uh BUH·juh·duhng AP tuh KA·duh·guh·rahyz AHL uhv mahy MUHNTH·lee uhk·SPEHN·suhz

"The cost of living increase affected how much I could save monthly."

dhuh kahst uhv LIH·vuhng IHN·krees uh·FEHK·tuhd HOW muhch ahy kuud SAYV MUHNTH·lee

Watch out

Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.

The textbook way isn't wrong — it's just not how anyone actually says it.

Stressing the wrong syllable.

Stress falls on the first syllable, not the others. Stretch MUHNTH — keep everything else short and quick.

muhnth·LEE→MUHNTH·lee

Questions

Questions people ask about this.

How is "monthly" stressed in American English?

Stress falls on the first syllable — say "MUHNTH" with a longer, fuller vowel and keep every other syllable short and quick. The respell "MUHNTH-lee" marks the stressed syllable in capitals so the rhythm is easy to read at a glance.

Is the American pronunciation of "monthly" 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-lee" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.

Now you try.

Get your accent profile and 5-axes assessment.

Overall assessment

Common mistakes

Stressing the wrong syllable.

Why "monthly" sounds like MUHNTH·lee.

Hear "monthly" in the wild.

Words that work the same way.

Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.

Stressing the wrong syllable.

Questions people ask about this.

Stop reading about "monthly". Start saying it.