How to pronounce “almond”

AH-mund

2 syllables · stress on “AH”

AHmund

Britishˈɑːmənd

Americanˈɑːmənd

In short

“almond” is pronounced AH-mund: 2 syllables, with the stress on “AH”. The l is silent, following the same pattern as salmon, calm, palm and half. Many speakers do sound it, and that form is now widely heard too. The version to avoid is AL-mond — sounding the l.

Say “almond” in 3 steps

1The l is traditionally silent: AH-mund.
2The same rule covers calm, palm, balm and salmon.
3AL-mond with the l pronounced is common and increasingly accepted.

The version to avoid

Commonly said as: AL-mond — sounding the l

The l is silent, following the same pattern as salmon, calm, palm and half. Many speakers do sound it, and that form is now widely heard too.

Hear real people say it

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Real speakers

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Actual people saying “almond”, not a synthetic voice. Real speech varies — that variation is what you need to recognise, and what a single model voice cannot show you.

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Practise it out loud

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Say it yourself

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Three speakers per accent

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The sounds inside this word

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More food and drink words

Same pattern, same fix. Learning them as a group is far faster than one at a time.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce almond?

almond is pronounced AH-mund, written /ˈɑːmənd/ in IPA. The l is traditionally silent: AH-mund.

How many syllables are in almond?

two: AH-mund. The stress falls on “AH”.

What is the most common mistake with almond?

AL-mond — sounding the l. The l is silent, following the same pattern as salmon, calm, palm and half. Many speakers do sound it, and that form is now widely heard too.

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