How to pronounce “bus”
Say “bus” in one beat
bus
/bʌs/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- busbʌs
- IPA (American)
- /bʌs/
- IPA (British)
- /bʌs/
- Respelling
- BUS
- Syllables
- 1 — bus
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /bʌs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “bus” means
- noun
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
“he always rode the bus to work”
- noun
the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- noun
an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
“the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system”
Say it in a sentence
“She missed the bus and had to walk to work.”“bus”, answered
How do you pronounce “bus”?
“bus” is pronounced /bʌs/ (BUS) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /bʌs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “bus” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /bʌs/ — a single beat.
What does “bus” mean?
As a noun: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport For example: “he always rode the bus to work” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “bus”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /bʌs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “bus” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.