How to pronounce fruit
Say it like FROOT. Fruit is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FROOT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Fruit pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FROOTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of fruit
American and British speakers say fruit in essentially the same way: /frut/ in the US and /fruːt/ in the UK.
British respelling: FROOT.
What does fruit mean?
- the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
- an amount of a product
- the consequence of some effort or action“he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies”
- cause to bear fruit
- bear fruit“the trees fruited early this year”
Where does fruit come from?
In the derogatory senses of “crazy person” and “homosexual or effeminate man”, possibly a shortening of fruitcake, or of independent origin, compare Fruit (slang).
Words that rhyme with fruit
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of fruit.
Questions about saying fruit
How do you pronounce fruit?
Say FROOT. The American pronunciation is /frut/. In British English it is /fruːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in fruit?
Fruit is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FROOT.
Do Americans and Brits say fruit the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /frut/ and the British form is /fruːt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.