How to pronounce most in American English

IPA /moʊst/ Syllables 1 · mohst Stress 1st syllable

MOHST

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Americans pronounce most as MOHST (/moʊst/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Most people seem to agree on this" or "Most of the post was about the ghost host" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "most".

1 syllable, 4 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

m/m/

Press your lips together. Air flows through your nose. Vocal cords vibrate.

oh/oʊ/

Start with your mouth slightly open, then close your jaw slightly as your lips round. Shift your tongue back slightly, then stretch the back up.

s/s/

Place your tongue tip near the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth. Push air through the narrow gap. No voicing.

t/t/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Keep your jaw relaxed. Stop the air, then release with a puff.

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"Immersion is often considered one of the most effective ways to learn a new language."

ih·MUR·zhuhn ihz AH·fuhn kuhn·SIH·derd wuhn uhv dhuh MOHST uh·FEHK·tuhv WAYZ tuh LURN uh noo LANG·gwuhj

"Most of the post was about the ghost host."

MOHST uhv dhuh POHST wuhz uh·BOWT dhuh GOHST HOHST

"Most people seem to agree on this."

MOHST PEE·puhl SEEM tuh uh·GREE ahn DHIHS

"The first presentation was the most interesting."

dhuh FURST preh·zuhn·TAY·shuhn wuhz dhuh MOHST IHN·truh·stuhng

"The proposal addresses most of our concerns regarding pricing."

dhuh pruh·POH·zuhl uh·DREH·suhz MOHST uhv owr kuhn·SURNZ ruh·GAR·duhng PRAHY·suhng

"The team with the most points at the end wins."

dhuh TEEM wihth dhuh MOHST POYNTS uht dhee EHND WIHNZ

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