PHONETIC "m" words in the English language

NOTE: These words are part of 9,000+ words which were compiled and graciously contributed by Alan Beale from his master list of 30,000 words which show his speech-sound notation for those 30,000 words. This makes it possible for him to efficiently generate lists of words which meet any speech-sound criteria. The following words meet our "selected-phonetic" criteria and should therefor be useful for teaching beginners. Almost all these words are very easy to read because all words with irregular spelling have been eliminated.

Where two listings are given for the same word, that word can be pronounced in two different ways

ma
macadam
mackerel
mackintosh
macro
mad
madam
madcap
madden
maddening
maddeningly
madhouse
madly
madman
madness
Madonna
madras
madrigal
magma
magnanimity
magnet
magnetic
magnetically
magnum
magpie
mahogany
maid
maiden
maidenly
maidservant
mail
mailbox
mailer
mailing
mailman
maim
main
mainland
mainline
mainly
mainmast
mainsail
mainspring
mainstay
mainstream
maintain
maize
majestic
majestically
majesty
majority
maladroit
malady
malaise
Malay
malignant
malignantly
malignity
malinger
malingerer
mall
mallet
maltreat
maltreatment
mammal
man
manatee
mandatory
mandible
mandrill
manful
manfully
manhandle
manhunt
manic
manifest
manifestly
manifesto
manly
manna
manner
mannerly
manners
mannikin
mannish

mannishly
manpower
manse
manservant
mantel
mantis
mantle
mantra
map
mar
marble
marbles
March
march
marcher
Marcus
Mark
mark
markdown
markedly
marker
market
marketability
marketable
marketer
marketing
marking
marksman
marksmanship
markup
marlin
marquis
Mars
marsh
marshal
Marshall
marshy
mart
marten
Martin
martin
martinet
marvel
Marx
Marxist
marzipan
mascot
mash
masher
mask
Masonic
Mass
mass
masses
massive
mast
master
masterful
masterfully
masterly
mastery
mastiff
mastoid
mat
matador
maternal
maternally
maternity
math
mathematical
mathematically
mathematics
matins
matte
matted
matter
matting
mattress
maverick
Max
max
maxilla
maxim
maxima
maximum

Maxwell
May
may
mayday
mayhem
mayo
mazurka
mead
meager
meagerly
meagerness
meal
mealy
mean
meaning
meaningful
meaningfully
meaningless
meanly
meanness
means
measles
measly
meat
meatball
meatloaf
meaty
Mecca
med
medal
medalist
meddle
meddler
medic
Medicaid
medical
medically
medulla
meek
meekly
meekness
meet
meeting
meetinghouse
meg
melanin
meld
melodic
melodically
melt
meltdown
member
membership
memento
memo
men
mend
mender
mendicant
mental
mentality
mentally
merchant
merchantman
merganser
mermaid
mesh
mess
messily
messy
met
metabolic
metacarpal
metal
metallic
metastasis
methodical
methodically
metric
metrical
metrically
metro
mettle
Mexican
Mexico

mice
mid
midair
midday
middle
middlebrow
middleman
middling
middy
midland
midpoint
midriff
midshipman
midst
midstream
midsummer
midterm
midtown
midway
midweek
Midwest
Midwestern
midwinter
miff
milch
militant
militantly
milk
milkmaid
milkman
milksop
milkweed
milky
mill
miller
millet
milligram
milliner
mimetic
mimic
mimicry
mine
mineral
mingle
minima
minimal
minimalist
minimally
minimum
minister
ministry
mink
minority
minstrel
mint
minty
mirth
mirthful
mirthless
misanthropic
miscast
misconduct
miscount
miscount
misdeed
misdirect
miserable
miserably
misery
misfit
misgiving
mishmash
misinform
misinterpret
mislaid
mislay
mislead
misleading
misled
misprint
misread
misreading
Miss
miss
missal

missile
missing
missive
misspell
misspelling
misspelt
misspend
misspent
misstep
mist
mister
mistily
mistreat
mistreatment
mistress
mistrust
mistrustful
misty
misunderstand
misunderstanding
mitt
mitten
mix
mixer
mizzenmast
moan
moat
mob
mobster
moccasin
mock
mocker
mockery
mockingbird
mockingly
model
modeling
modern
modernistic
modernity
modest
modestly
modesty
modicum
moiety
moist
moistness
mollusk
mom
mommy
mongoose
moniker
mono
monsoon
monster
monstrosity
moo
mooch
mood
moodily
moody
moon
moonbeam
moonlit
moonshine
moonshot
moonstruck
moose
moot
mop
moppet
moral
moralist
moralistic
morally
morals
morbid
morbidity
morbidly
mordant
more
moribund
morn
mummy
morning

moron
morsel
mortal
mortality
mortally
mortise
Moscow
mottled
motto
mound
Mount
mount
mounted
mounting
mouse
mouser
mousy
mouth
mouth
much
muck
mucky
mud
muddle
muddled
muddy
mudslinger
mudslinging
muff
muffin
muffle
muffled
muffler
mug
mugger
mugging
muggy
mugshot
mukluk
mulch
mull
mullet
multiple
multiplex
multiplicand multiply
mum
mumble
mumbler
mummer
mumps
munch
murder
murderer
murderess
murk
murkily
murky
murmur
muscatel
mush
mushroom
mushy
musk
musket
muskox
muskrat
musky
Muslim
muslin
muss
mussel
mussy
must
muster
musty
mutt
mutter
muzzle
mystery
mystic
mystical
mystically
myth
mythical