How to pronounce “plus”
Say “plus” in one beat
plus
/plʌs/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- plusplʌs
- IPA (American)
- /plʌs/
- IPA (British)
- /plʌs/
- Respelling
- PLUS
- Syllables
- 1 — plus
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /plʌs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “plus” means
- noun
a useful or valuable quality
- noun
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
“the summation of four and three gives seven”
- adjective
on the positive side or higher end of a scale
“a plus value”
Say it in a sentence
“Her patience is a real plus in that noisy office.”“plus”, answered
How do you pronounce “plus”?
“plus” is pronounced /plʌs/ (PLUS) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /plʌs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “plus” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /plʌs/ — a single beat.
What does “plus” mean?
As a noun: a useful or valuable quality For example: “Her patience is a real plus in that noisy office.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “plus”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /plʌs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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