How to pronounce brute
Say it like BROOT. Brute is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BROOT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Brute pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BROOTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of brute
American and British speakers say brute in essentially the same way: /brut/ in the US and /bruːt/ in the UK.
British respelling: BROOT.
What does brute mean?
- A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted.“One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail."”
- A kind of powerful spotlight.
- Without reason or intelligence (of animals).“a brute beast”
- Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
- Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.“the brute earth; the brute powers of nature”
- To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other.
Where does brute come from?
From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”).
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Words that rhyme with brute
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Questions about saying brute
How do you pronounce brute?
Say BROOT. The American pronunciation is /brut/. In British English it is /bruːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in brute?
Brute is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BROOT.
Do Americans and Brits say brute the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /brut/ and the British form is /bruːt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as brute?
Brute sounds the same as brut in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.