How to pronounce crude
Say it like KROOD. Crude is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- KROOD
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Crude pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KROODSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of crude
American and British speakers say crude in essentially the same way: /krud/ in the US and /kruːd/ in the UK.
British respelling: KROOD.
What does crude mean?
- not carefully or expertly made“managed to make a crude splint”“a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them”
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent“coarse language”“a crude joke”
- not refined or processed“unrefined ore”“crude oil”
- a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
Where does crude come from?
Doublet of crudo, which was borrowed from Italian, and (more distantly) raw through Proto-Indo-European.
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with crude
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of crude.
Questions about saying crude
How do you pronounce crude?
Say KROOD. The American pronunciation is /krud/. In British English it is /kruːd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in crude?
Crude is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KROOD.
Do Americans and Brits say crude the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /krud/ and the British form is /kruːd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.