English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tribute Pronunciation
Tribute is pronounced TRI-byoot, IPA /ˈtrɪbjut/.
TRI-byoot
US /ˈtrɪbjut/ · UK /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
Syllables: TRI · byoot (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Something said or done to show respect or gratitude, or a payment made by one state to another.
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Tribute in a Sentence
- The concert was a tribute to her teacher.
- Flowers were left as a tribute at the gate.
- Smaller towns paid tribute to the empire in grain.
Common Mispronunciations of Tribute
Not TRY-byoot
Clip the opening to the i of trip. Tribal has the long one because a single consonant follows it there, and two follow it here.
Not tri-BYOOT
TRI opens loud and byoot drops away. Tributary keeps the same front weight across four beats.
Tip: A tribute act is a band playing someone else's songs, and the phrase uses the respect sense rather than the payment one.
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