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Button Pronunciation
Button is pronounced BUH-tuhn, IPA /ˈbətən/.
BUH-tuhn
US /ˈbətən/ · UK /ˈbʌtən/
Syllables: BUH · tuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: A small disc that fastens clothing, or a control you press.
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Button in a Sentence
- A button came off my coat.
- Press the green button twice.
- Button your jacket before you go on stage.
Common Mispronunciations of Button
Not BOO-tuhn
The first vowel is the uh of cup. An oo sound gives you something closer to the French bouton it came from.
Not buh-TON
The second half has no real vowel, just an n doing the work of a syllable, and it takes no beat at all.
Tip: In much of England and North America the double t becomes a catch in the throat, giving BUH-uhn. The spelled-out version is never wrong.
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