How to pronounce truant
Say it like TROO-unt. Truant has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TROO).
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- TROO
- unt
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Truant pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- TROOSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
- untKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of truant
American and British speakers say truant in essentially the same way: /ˈtruənt/ in the US and /ˈtruːənt/ in the UK.
British respelling: TROO-unt.
What does truant mean?
- An idle or lazy person; an idler.
- A student who is absent from school without permission; hence (figurative), a person who shirks or wanders from business or duty.
- Shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.
- Of a student: absent from school without permission.“He didn’t graduate because he was chronically truant and didn’t have enough attendances to meet the requirement.”
- Also used with the impersonal pronoun it (dated): to shirk or wander from business or duty; (specifically) of a student: to be absent from school without permission; to play truant.“The number of schoolchildren known to have truanted from this school has been unusually high.”
Words that rhyme with truant
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of truant.
Questions about saying truant
How do you pronounce truant?
Say TROO-unt. The American pronunciation is /ˈtruənt/. In British English it is /ˈtruːənt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in truant?
Truant has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TROO). Broken into parts: TROO · unt.
Do Americans and Brits say truant the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈtruənt/ and the British form is /ˈtruːənt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.