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title: "Pneumonia Pronunciation: How to Say It in English"
description: "Pneumonia is pronounced /nu.ˈmoʊn.jə/ — noo-MOHN-yuh. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the second syllable."
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# Pneumonia pronunciation

/nu.ˈmoʊn.jə/

noo-MOHN-yuh

Pneumonia has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "mohn". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Pneumonia syllables

Pneumonia has 3 syllables: noo-MOHN-yuh.

1. noo nu
2. MOHN moʊn
3. yuh jə

Noo-MOH-nyuh, three syllables, stress on "moh". The p is silent, as it is in every "pn-" word, and the first syllable is a light "noo".

## Sounds to watch

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

## Pneumonia in a sentence

- A bad cold turned into pneumonia and kept him in hospital for a week.
- Pneumonia is still dangerous for very young children.

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- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Extra syllable added Blend adjacent sounds and avoid pronouncing silent letters.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce pneumonia?

Pneumonia is pronounced /nu.ˈmoʊn.jə/, or noo-MOHN-yuh in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "mohn".

### How many syllables are in pneumonia?

3: noo-MOHN-yuh. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use pneumonia in a sentence?

A bad cold turned into pneumonia and kept him in hospital for a week. Pneumonia is still dangerous for very young children.

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