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How to pronounce micromanages

Say it like my-kroh-MAN-ih-juz. Micromanages has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (MAN).

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US American/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪdʒəz/my-kroh-MAN-ih-juz
UK British/ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmænɪdʒəz/my-kroh-MAN-ih-juz
  • my
  • kroh
  • MAN
  • ih
  • juz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Micromanages pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. myGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  2. krohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  3. MANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  4. ihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  5. juzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of micromanages

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

British respelling: my-kroh-MAN-ih-juz.

What does micromanages mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of micromanage How to pronounce micromanage

Questions about saying micromanages

How do you pronounce micromanages?

Say my-kroh-MAN-ih-juz. The American pronunciation is /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪdʒəz/. In British English it is /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmænɪdʒəz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in micromanages?

Micromanages has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (MAN). Broken into parts: my · kroh · MAN · ih · juz.

Is micromanages 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 /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmænɪdʒəz/ (my-kroh-MAN-ih-juz).

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