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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “attribute”

“attribute” is pronounced /ˈætɹəˌbjut/ (A-truh-byoot) in American English and /atɹɪbjuːt/ in British English, and /əˈtɹɪˌbjut/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”.
The sound

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attribute

/ˈætɹəˌbjut/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /atɹɪbjuːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. ææstress
  2. tɹətɹə
  3. bjutbjut
IPA (American)
/ˈætɹəˌbjut/
IPA (British)
/atɹɪbjuːt/
Also accepted
/əˈtɹɪˌbjut/
Respelling
A-truh-byoot
Syllables
3 — Æ-tɹə-bjut
Stress
Stress the first syllable: Æ-tɹə-bjut. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈætɹəˌbjut/

British

/atɹɪbjuːt/

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Meaning

What “attribute” means

  1. noun

    a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

    “self-confidence is not an endearing property”

  2. noun

    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

  3. verb

    attribute or credit to

    “We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare”

Say it in a sentence

“Patience is the attribute this job needs most of all.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort att×2ɹrəschwabbjyulong oo

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Questions

“attribute”, answered

How do you pronounce “attribute”?

“attribute” is pronounced /ˈætɹəˌbjut/ (A-truh-byoot) in American English and /atɹɪbjuːt/ in British English, and /əˈtɹɪˌbjut/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-tɹə-bjut, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “attribute” have?

3: æ · tɹə · bjut. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.

Is “attribute” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈætɹəˌbjut/ (A-truh-byoot); British English says /atɹɪbjuːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “attribute” mean?

As a noun: a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished For example: “self-confidence is not an endearing property” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “attribute”?

Stress the first syllable: Æ-tɹə-bjut. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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