How to pronounce “throughput”
Say “throughput” in 2 beats
throughput
/ˈθɹuˌpʊt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /θɹuːpʊt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- throughθɹustress
- putpʊt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈθɹuˌpʊt/
- IPA (British)
- /θɹuːpʊt/
- Respelling
- THROO-puut
- Syllables
- 2 — THROUGH-put
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: THROUGH-put. “through” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈθɹuˌpʊt/
/θɹuːpʊt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “throughput” means
- noun
output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time)
Say it in a sentence
“Throughput doubled after the second machine arrived.”“throughput”, answered
How do you pronounce “throughput”?
“throughput” is pronounced /ˈθɹuˌpʊt/ (THROO-puut) in American English and /θɹuːpʊt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “through”. Build it as THROUGH-put, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “throughput” have?
2: through · put. The beat lands on the first, “through”.
Is “throughput” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈθɹuˌpʊt/ (THROO-puut); British English says /θɹuːpʊt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “throughput” mean?
As a noun: output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time) For example: “Throughput doubled after the second machine arrived.”
Where is the stress in “throughput”?
Stress the first syllable: THROUGH-put. “through” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “throughput” and see every sound
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