How to pronounce suit
Say it like SOOT. Suit is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SOOT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Suit pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SOOTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of suit
American and British speakers say suit in essentially the same way: /sut/ in the US and /suːt/ in the UK.
British respelling: SOOT.
What does suit mean?
- be agreeable or acceptable to“This suits my needs”
- be agreeable or acceptable“This time suits me”
- accord or comport with“This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!”
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color“they buried him in his best suit”
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy“the family brought suit against the landlord”
- (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit“all the suits care about is the bottom line”
Where does suit come from?
Inherited from Middle English sute, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suite, from metathesis of earlier Old French siute, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, from *sequere, from sequor, sequi, from Proto-Italic *sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor, from *sekʷ-.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with suit
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of suit.
Questions about saying suit
How do you pronounce suit?
Say SOOT. The American pronunciation is /sut/. In British English it is /suːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in suit?
Suit is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SOOT.
Do Americans and Brits say suit the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /sut/ and the British form is /suːt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.