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How to pronounce madstones

Say it like MAD-stohnz. Madstones has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MAD).

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US American/ˈmædˌstoʊnz/MAD-stohnz
UK British/ˈmædˌstəʊnz/MAD-stohnz
  • MAD
  • stohnz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Madstones pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. MADSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. stohnzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.

American vs British pronunciation of madstones

  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: MAD-stohnz.

What does madstones mean?

noun
  1. plural of madstone

Questions about saying madstones

How do you pronounce madstones?

Say MAD-stohnz. The American pronunciation is /ˈmædˌstoʊnz/. In British English it is /ˈmædˌstəʊnz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in madstones?

Madstones has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MAD). Broken into parts: MAD · stohnz.

Is madstones pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ˈmædˌstəʊnz/ (MAD-stohnz).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).