How to pronounce “put”
Say “put” in one beat
put
/pʊt/
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- putpʊt
- IPA (American)
- /pʊt/
- IPA (British)
- /pʊt/
- Respelling
- PUUT
- Syllables
- 1 — put
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pʊt/ 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 “put” means
- noun
the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
“Put your things here”
- verb
cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
“That song put me in awful good humor”
Say it in a sentence
“She put the letter back in its envelope carefully.”“put”, answered
How do you pronounce “put”?
“put” is pronounced /pʊt/ (PUUT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pʊt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “put” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pʊt/ — a single beat.
What does “put” mean?
As a noun: the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date For example: “She put the letter back in its envelope carefully.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “put”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pʊt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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