Pronunciation

How to pronounce “throughput

“throughput” is pronounced /ˈθɹuˌpʊt/ (THROO-puut) in American English and /θɹuːpʊt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “through”.
The sound

Say “throughput” in 2 beats

Say it like this

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.

2 beats
  1. throughθɹustress
  2. 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈθɹuˌpʊt/

British

/θɹuːpʊt/

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Meaning

What “throughput” means

  1. 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.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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.

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