How To Pronounce Stuff
stuff
UK
Phonemic
/stʌf/
Phonetic
[stʌf]
US
Phonemic
/stʌf/
In British English, stuff is pronounced /stʌf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stʌf]. In American English, it is pronounced /stʌf/.
Stuff has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
stʌf
Stuff has one syllable in British English.
stuff + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/stʌfs/
US
/stʌfs/
stuff + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/stʌft/
US
/stʌft/
stuff + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈstʌf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈstʌf.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Stuff
Questions About Stuff
How do you pronounce stuff in British English?
In British English, stuff is pronounced /stʌf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stʌf].
How do you pronounce stuff in American English?
In American English, stuff is pronounced /stʌf/.
Do British and American English pronounce stuff the same way?
Yes. Both are /stʌf/.
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