How to pronounce foot
Say it like FUUT. Foot is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FUUT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Foot pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FUUTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
American vs British pronunciation of foot
American and British speakers say foot in essentially the same way: /fʊt/ in the US and /fʊt/ in the UK.
British respelling: FUUT.
What does foot mean?
- the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint“his bare feet projected from his trousers”“armored from head to foot”
- a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard“he is six feet tall”
- the lower part of anything“curled up on the foot of the bed”“the foot of the page”
- pay for something“pick up the tab”“pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages”
- walk“let's hoof it to the disco”
- add a column of numbers
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with foot
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of foot.
Questions about saying foot
How do you pronounce foot?
Say FUUT. The American pronunciation is /fʊt/. In British English it is /fʊt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in foot?
Foot is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FUUT.
Do Americans and Brits say foot the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /fʊt/ and the British form is /fʊt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.