How to pronounce "murrain" in English
ˈmʌɹən
MUH·rən
Primary stress: MUH
Hear native speakers say murrain in context across real video clips
smuggling cost two point five billion pounds in lost revenue last year on pension there's loads of a murrain disabled people do it it with sticks and can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “murrain”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MUH
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
rən
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MUH"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "murrain" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "murrain is" sounds like "murrain-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "murrain" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“pension there's loads of a murrain disabled people do it it with sticks and can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go”— Real StoriesWatch clip
Practice Speaking “murrain”
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pension there's loads of a murrain disabled people do it it with sticks and can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go
Hear it in context: “murrain”
1 clipThe English word “murrain” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈmʌɹən (phonetic respelling: MUH-rən). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (MUH · rən), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (MUH). Grammatically, “murrain” functions as a noun, adjective, adverb. SayItVid indexes 1 authentic English video clip demonstrating how native speakers articulate “murrain” in natural connected speech across American (US), British (UK: 1 sampled), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Real Stories.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (1 Verified Clips)
- 🇬🇧 UKReal StoriesClip #1 · @3:27
“smuggling cost two point five billion pounds in lost revenue last year on pension there's loads of a murrain disabled people do it it with sticks and can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go”
Definition & Meaning: “murrain”
- Infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.
- A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution; a plague.
- Disgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious disease; contemptible, despicable, loathsome, plaguey.
- Used as an intensifier: to a great extent; extreme, intense.
- Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.
Example Sentences (3)
- “How a murryen came this chaunce, (ſay Tib) vnto our dame?”
- “Usura [a personification of usury] is a murrain, usura / blunteth the needle in the maid’s hand / and stoppeth the spinner’s cunning.”
- “pension there's loads of a murrain disabled people do it it with sticks and can a delay walk there's one particular man and woman the living dover they go”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “murrain”
- Pronunciation:
- MUH-rən
- Syllables:
- MUH · rən
- Written Hyphenation:
- mur · rain
- Primary stress:
- MUH
- IPA:
- ˈmʌɹən
- Hear it in context
- murrain
Synonyms: “murrain”
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Words that Rhyme with “murrain”
-ʌrənWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"murrain" (⁄ˈmʌɹən⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "murrain" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about murrain
How do you pronounce “murrain”?
“murrain” is pronounced ⁄ˈmʌɹən⁄ (MUH-rən). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “murrain”?
“murrain” has 2 syllables: MUH · rən.
Where is the stress in “murrain”?
The primary stress in “murrain” is on “MUH”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “murrain” mean?
Infectious disease; pestilence, plague; (countable) sometimes used in curses such as a murrain on someone: an outbreak of such a disease; a plague.
How can I hear “murrain” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “murrain”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).