How to pronounce fugue
Say it like FYOOG. Fugue is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FYOOG
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Fugue pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FYOOGSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of fugue
American and British speakers say fugue in essentially the same way: /fjuɡ/ in the US and /fjuːɡ/ in the UK.
British respelling: FYOOG.
What does fugue mean?
- A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
- Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.
- A fugue state.
- To improvise, in singing, by introducing vocal ornamentation to fill gaps etc.
- To spend time in a dissociative fugue state.
Questions about saying fugue
How do you pronounce fugue?
Say FYOOG. The American pronunciation is /fjuɡ/. In British English it is /fjuːɡ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in fugue?
Fugue is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FYOOG.
Do Americans and Brits say fugue the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /fjuɡ/ and the British form is /fjuːɡ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.