How To Pronounce Minimum

In British English, minimum is pronounced /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɪ̃n.ɪ.mə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmɪn.ə.məm/.

Minimum 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.