English pronunciation

How to pronounce “miles

Phonetic spelling

MY-ulz

IPA /ˈmaɪəɫz/

Syllable stress

my·ulz

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “miles”?

m i l e s

miles” is spelled M-I-L-E-S. It is pronounced MY-ulz, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • He walked for miles along the beach.

  • The car has over 100,000 miles on it.

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