Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

youtube

/ˈjutub/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
youtube
IPA
/ˈjutub/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Collectively, the users of YouTube; especially the content creator's viewers.

noun

Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.

Countable

noun

A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on YouTube.

Countable; Informal

noun

A YouTube channel.

Countable

verb

To upload a video of something to YouTube.

Transitive verb

verb

To search for and view on YouTube.

Transitive verb

verb

To upload or watch videos on YouTube.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English YouTube A website name (from you + tube (“North American colloquial term for television”)) implying that users (you) may submit their own television (tube) content.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈjutub/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

YT

Homonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce youtube?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjutub/.
What does youtube mean?
A video-sharing website.
Where does youtube come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *uswé Proto-Indo-European *-(m)is? Proto-Indo-European *uswísder. Proto-Germanic *izwiz Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz Old English ēow Middle English yow English you Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English YouTube A website name (from you + tube (“North American colloquial term for television”)) implying that users (you) may submit their own television (tube) content.

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