How do you pronounce Miele?
How to pronounce Miele
Miele is pronounced meal-a – with the “a” as in apple. It is not pronounced “mealy” as is commonly assumed. This is the pronunciation used by Miele UK at their Abingdon, Oxfordshire offices.
Why People Get It Wrong
The name Miele looks as though it should be pronounced “mealy” when read with English phonics, and this is how most English speakers say it before they know otherwise. The brand is German, and in German the letters “ie” are pronounced as a long “ee” sound while “e” at the end of a word is pronounced as a short “a” – giving the correct “meal-a” rather than “mealy”.
Getting the pronunciation right is a small thing, but it removes one small hesitation when asking for the brand by name in a showroom or shop.
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