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Buttocks Pronunciation
Buttocks is pronounced BUH-tuhks, IPA /ˈbətəks/.
BUH-tuhks
US /ˈbətəks/ · UK /ˈbʌtəks/
Syllables: BUH · tuhks (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): The two fleshy parts a person sits on.
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Buttocks in a Sentence
- The injection goes into the upper buttocks.
- He landed on his buttocks on the wet tiles.
- The statue is missing one of its buttocks.
Common Mispronunciations of Buttocks
Not BUU-tocks
Unround the opening vowel so it matches butter and button. Rounding it towards book is what produces the boo sound.
Not buh-TOKS
Keep the lift at the front and let the ending reduce to tuhks. The o in the second syllable loses its value entirely.
Tip: Two syllables, BUH-tuhks. The singular buttock exists but is rarely used on its own.
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