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Billet Pronunciation
Billet is pronounced BI-luht, IPA /ˈbɪlət/.
BI-luht
US /ˈbɪlət/ · UK /ˈbɪlɪt/
Syllables: BI · luht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: A place where soldiers are lodged, or to put them there.
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Billet in a Sentence
- The troops found a billet in the village hall.
- His billet was a cold attic room.
- They billet the recruits two to a room.
Common Mispronunciations of Billet
Not bi-LAY
Say the final t, because this one has been an English word for centuries and no longer behaves like a French one.
Not BI-let
Reduce the second syllable to a dull luht with no full e inside it.
Tip: Billet rhymes with fillet as the British say fillet, where the t is also sounded.
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