Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you've

/juv/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
you've
IPA
/juv/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of you + have.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /juv/
  • British English: /juːv/

Inflected Forms

yo've (alternative) youve (alternative, misspelling) u've (alternative, Internet)

Derived Forms

you'ven't

Frequently Paired Words

you'd've you'd I've he's she's it's they've

Rhymes With

move improve prove remove approve groove disapprove juve disprove struve behoove stueve

Questions

How do you pronounce you've?
The recorded pronunciation is /juv/.
What does you've mean?
Contraction of you + have.

How to pronounce you've

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “you've”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/juv/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “you've” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.