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Rasputin Pronunciation
Rasputin is pronounced ruh-SPYOO-tin, IPA /rəˈspjutɪn/.
ruh-SPYOO-tin
US /rəˈspjutɪn/
Syllables: ruh · SPYOO · tin (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): Grigori Rasputin, the Russian mystic who held influence over the last imperial family.
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Rasputin in a Sentence
- Rasputin arrived in the capital with a reputation already made.
- The court turned against Rasputin in his final year.
- She wrote a thesis on how the Rasputin story was retold.
Common Mispronunciations of Rasputin
Not RAS-poo-tin
SPYOO is the middle beat and it takes the weight, leaving a quick ruh in front of it.
Not ruh-SPOO-tin
A y glide slips in behind the p, so the middle is spyoo and not a plain spoo.
Tip: Russian puts the stress on the last part, ras-poo-TEEN, and English moved it one beat forward.
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