Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minsk

/mɪnsk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
min-sk
IPA
/mɪnsk/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Belarus.

name

The Belarusian government.

Etymology

From Russian Минск (Minsk) or Belarusian Мінск (Minsk).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Минск, Мінск

Inflected Forms

Miensk (alternative)

Derived Forms

Minskite

Rhymes With

chelyabinsk dzerzhinsk

Questions

How do you pronounce minsk?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪnsk/.
What does minsk mean?
The capital city of Belarus.
Where does minsk come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce minsk

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “minsk”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/mɪnsk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “minsk”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “minsk” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.