Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short u

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
short- u
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in rebutting as contrasted with refuting.)

Inflected Forms

short ues (plural) short u's (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

long oo short oo long a short a long e short e long i short i

Antonyms

long u

Questions

What does short u mean?
The vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in rebutting as contrasted with refuting.)

How to pronounce short u

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