foot-strut split

Questions

How do you pronounce foot-strut split?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊt ˈstrʌt ˌsplɪt/.

What does foot-strut split mean?

a phonemic split affecting most modern varieties of English (with the exception of most accents of Northern England and the English Midlands, along with some accents of North Wales and Ireland) in which the phoneme /ʊ/, which occurs in both foot and strut in accents without the split, is separated into two phonemes: /ʌ/ in words like strut and cut and /ʊ/ in words like foot and put.

How to pronounce foot-strut split

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “foot-strut split”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈfʊt ˈstrʌt ˌsplɪt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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