How To Pronounce Maximum

In British English, maximum is pronounced /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmæk.sɪ.mə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmæk.sə.məm/.

Maximum has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.