  We present new spectroscopic observations of the early type, double-lined
eclipsing binary V446\,Cep. The radial velocities and the photometric data
obtained by $Hipparcos$ were analysed for deriving the astrophysical parameters
of the components. Masses and radii were determined as M$_p$=17.94$\pm$1.16
M$_{\odot}$ and R$_p$=8.33$\pm$0.29 R$_{\odot}$, M$_s$=2.64$\pm$0.30
M$_{\odot}$ and R$_s$=2.13$\pm$0.10 R$_{\odot}$ for the components of
V446\,Cep. Our analyses show that V446\,Cep is a detached Algol-type system.
Based on the position of the components plotted on the theoretical
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, we estimate that the age of V446\,Cep is about 10
Myr, neglecting the effects of mass-loss and mass exchange between the
components. Using the UBVJHK magnitudes and interstellar absorption we
estimated the mean distance to the system V446\,Cep as 1100$\pm$62\,pc.
