How to pronounce “stuff”
Say “stuff” in one beat
stuff
/stʌf/
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- stuffstʌf
- IPA (American)
- /stʌf/
- IPA (British)
- /stʌf/
- Respelling
- STUF
- Syllables
- 1 — stuff
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stʌf/ 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 “stuff” means
- noun
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
“coal is a hard black material”
- noun
miscellaneous unspecified objects
“the trunk was full of stuff”
- noun
informal terms for personal possessions
“did you take all your clobber?”
Say it in a sentence
“He packed his stuff into a single small suitcase.”“stuff”, answered
How do you pronounce “stuff”?
“stuff” is pronounced /stʌf/ (STUF) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /stʌf/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “stuff” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /stʌf/ — a single beat.
What does “stuff” mean?
As a noun: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object For example: “coal is a hard black material” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “stuff”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stʌf/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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