How to pronounce crude
crude
/kruːd/
1 syllable
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Crude, sound by sound
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /uː/as in food | A long “oo” with rounded lips. |
| /d/as in day | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth. Do not turn it into “t” at the end of a word. |
In a sentence
Mike made a crude table out of logs.
More words with the /r/ sound
- qatar/kʌˈtɑːr/
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- genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- khmer/kmer/
- uranus/ˈjuːrənəs/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- kyrgyzstan/ˈkɪrgɪstæn/
- route/ruːt/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce crude?
Crude is pronounced /kruːd/ in American English.
How many syllables are in crude?
Crude has 1 syllable.