How to pronounce “refute”
Say “refute” in 2 beats
refute
/ɹɪˈfjut/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪfjuːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹɪɹɪ
- fjutfjutstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈfjut/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪfjuːt/
- Respelling
- ri-FYOOT
- Syllables
- 2 — ɹɪ-FJUT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɹɪ-FJUT. “fjut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɪˈfjut/
/ɹɪfjuːt/
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What “refute” means
- verb
overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
“The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments”
- verb
prove to be false or incorrect
Say it in a sentence
“One photograph was enough to refute the whole claim.”“refute”, answered
How do you pronounce “refute”?
“refute” is pronounced /ɹɪˈfjut/ (ri-FYOOT) in American English and /ɹɪfjuːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fjut”. Build it as ɹɪ-FJUT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “refute” have?
2: ɹɪ · fjut. The beat lands on the second, “fjut”.
Is “refute” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈfjut/ (ri-FYOOT); British English says /ɹɪfjuːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “refute” mean?
As a verb: overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof For example: “The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “refute”?
Stress the second syllable: ɹɪ-FJUT. “fjut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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