How to pronounce “rebuke”
Say “rebuke” in 2 beats
rebuke
/ɹiˈbjuk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪbjuːk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹiɹi
- bjukbjukstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹiˈbjuk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪbjuːk/
- Also accepted
- /ɹɪˈbjuk/
- Respelling
- ree-BYOOK
- Syllables
- 2 — ɹi-BJUK
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɹi-BJUK. “bjuk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɹiˈbjuk/
/ɹɪbjuːk/
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What “rebuke” means
- noun
an act or expression of criticism and censure
“he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face”
- verb
censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
Say it in a sentence
“A quiet rebuke from his mother ended the argument.”“rebuke”, answered
How do you pronounce “rebuke”?
“rebuke” is pronounced /ɹiˈbjuk/ (ree-BYOOK) in American English and /ɹɪbjuːk/ in British English, and /ɹɪˈbjuk/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “bjuk”. Build it as ɹi-BJUK, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rebuke” have?
2: ɹi · bjuk. The beat lands on the second, “bjuk”.
Is “rebuke” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹiˈbjuk/ (ree-BYOOK); British English says /ɹɪbjuːk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rebuke” mean?
As a noun: an act or expression of criticism and censure For example: “he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “rebuke”?
Stress the second syllable: ɹi-BJUK. “bjuk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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