English pronunciation

How to pronounce “movie

Phonetic spelling

MOO-vee

IPA /ˈmuvi/

Syllable stress

moo·vee

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “movie”?

m o v i e

movie” is spelled M-O-V-I-E. It is pronounced MOO-vee, 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

  • Let's watch a movie tonight.

  • I rented a movie from the store.

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