How to pronounce youth
Say it like YOOTH. Youth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- YOOTH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Youth pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- YOOTHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of youth
American and British speakers say youth in essentially the same way: /juθ/ in the US and /juːθ/ in the UK.
British respelling: YOOTH.
What does youth mean?
- a young person (especially a young man or boy)
- young people collectively“rock music appeals to the young”“youth everywhere rises in revolt”
- the time of life between childhood and maturity
Where does youth come from?
From Middle English youthe, youghte, ȝouþe, from Old English ġeoguþ (“the state of being young; youth”), from Proto-West Germanic *juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic *jugunþō, *jugunþiz (“youth”), corresponding to young + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
Words that rhyme with youth
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of youth.
Questions about saying youth
How do you pronounce youth?
Say YOOTH. The American pronunciation is /juθ/. In British English it is /juːθ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in youth?
Youth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: YOOTH.
Do Americans and Brits say youth the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /juθ/ and the British form is /juːθ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.