Malignant pronunciation
Malignant has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "lihg". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Malignant syllables
Malignant has 3 syllables: muh-LIHG-nuhnt.
- muhmə
- LIHGlɪɡ
- nuhntnənt
Muh-LIG-nunt, three syllables, stress on "lig". The g is pronounced — it is not silent as in "sign" — and the ending is a weak "nunt".
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The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
Malignant in a sentence
- The biopsy showed the growth was malignant.
- A malignant rumour spread through the office in a day.
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Extra syllable addedBlend adjacent sounds and avoid pronouncing silent letters.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
Questions
How do you pronounce malignant?
Malignant is pronounced /mə.ˈlɪɡ.nənt/, or muh-LIHG-nuhnt in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "lihg".
How many syllables are in malignant?
3: muh-LIHG-nuhnt. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use malignant in a sentence?
The biopsy showed the growth was malignant. A malignant rumour spread through the office in a day.
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