How to pronounce months in American English

IPA /mʌnθs/ Syllables 1 · muhnths Stress 1st syllable

MUHNTHS

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Americans pronounce months as MUHNTHS (/mʌnθs/).

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Why it sounds different

Why "months" sounds like MUHNTHS.

The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, what turns word-by-word reading into actual conversation. It comes out as MUHNTHS.

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"He asked for new clothes after three months of work."

hee ASKT fer NOO KLOHZ AF·ter THREE MUHNTHS uhv WURK

"She created an emergency fund covering six months of living expenses."

shee kree·AY·duhd uhn uh·MUR·juhn·see FUHND KUH·ver·uhng SIHKS MUHNTHS uhv LIH·vuhng uhk·SPEHN·suhz

"She set a goal to run a 5k race within three months."

shee SEHT uh GOHL tuh RUHN uh FAHYV·KAY RAYS wuh·DHIHN THREE MUHNTHS

"The app has gained millions of users in just a few months."

dhee AP huhz GAYND MIHL·yuhnz uhv YOO·zerz ihn juhst uh FYOO MUHNTHS

"The boxer trained for months before the big fight."

dhuh BAHK·ser TRAYND fer MUHNTHS buh·FOR dhuh BIHG FAHYT

"The drought has been affecting local farmers for months now."

dhuh DROWT huhz bihn uh·FEHK·tuhng LOH·kuhl FAR·merz fer MUHNTHS NOW

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