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.