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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “pallet”

“pallet” is pronounced /ˈpælət/ (PA-luht) in American English and /palɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pal”.
The sound

Say “pallet” in 2 beats

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pallet

/ˈpælət/

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

2 beats
  1. palpæstress
  2. letlət
IPA (American)
/ˈpælət/
IPA (British)
/palɪt/
Respelling
PA-luht
Syllables
2 — PAL-let
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PAL-let. “pal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpælət/

British

/palɪt/

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Meaning

What “pallet” means

  1. noun

    the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art

  2. noun

    a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it

  3. noun

    a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay

Say it in a sentence

“A wooden pallet of bricks stood by the garden gate.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ppæshort alləschwatt

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Questions

“pallet”, answered

How do you pronounce “pallet”?

“pallet” is pronounced /ˈpælət/ (PA-luht) in American English and /palɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pal”. Build it as PAL-let, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “pallet” have?

2: pal · let. The beat lands on the first, “pal”.

Is “pallet” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpælət/ (PA-luht); British English says /palɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “pallet” mean?

As a noun: the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art For example: “A wooden pallet of bricks stood by the garden gate.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “pallet”?

Stress the first syllable: PAL-let. “pal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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