almond
noun · a flat, oval nut, or the tree it grows on
- AHLɑːl (stressed)
- mundmənd
- AHɑː (stressed)
- mundmənd
- US /ˈɑːl.mənd/AHL-mund Recorded voice
- UK /ˈɑː.mənd/AH-mund Your device’s voice
Also said: US /ˈɑː.mənd/ or /ˈɔːl.mənd/.
How to pronounce almond
Almond is pronounced AH-mund in British English, with a silent l. In American English it is often AHL-mund, with the l said, and AH-mund is also correct. It has two syllables with the stress on the first, and the second syllable is a weak mund.
- 2 syllables
- Stress on AHL
- US and UK IPA
- Checked in Cambridge and Oxford
IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. Oxford gives AH-mund for both accents; Cambridge also lists AWL-mund for American English. The recording is American English.
Almond, sound by sound
Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.
US American English/ˈɑːl.mənd/
AHLstressed
- /ɑː/as in father
- /l/as in leg
mund
- /m/as in man
- /ə/as in about
- /n/as in now
- /d/as in did
UK British English/ˈɑː.mənd/
AHstressed
- /ɑː/as in father
mund
- /m/as in man
- /ə/as in about
- /n/as in now
- /d/as in did
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Common almond pronunciation mistakes
What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say AHL-mund.
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AL-mondReading the spelling, with the a of cat and the o of hot. The first vowel is ah and the end is a weak mund.
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al-MONDStressing the second syllable. Almond is stressed on the first.
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AH-mondSaying a full o at the end. Keep the second syllable weak: mund.
Almond in a sentence
Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.
I'd like a latte with almond milk, please.
Is there almond in this cake?
Almond trees flower early, before most other fruit trees.
Is the l in almond silent?
In British English, yes. In American English, it depends on the speaker. Cambridge lists AHL-mund first for American English, while Oxford gives AH-mund for both accents.
For a long time the l was silent everywhere. Most guides from the 1700s and 1800s show no l, and the Oxford English Dictionary says the l sound probably came from the spelling: people saw the letter and began to say it.
The word reached English through French, from Latin amygdala, which came from Greek. The amygdala, an almond-shaped part of the brain, takes its name from the same word. The al at the start of almond probably comes from the many words borrowed from Arabic that begin with al.
Both forms are correct in American English, so follow the people around you.
Words that sound like almond
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