how to pronounce beetle

/ˈbiːtəl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of beetle is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

beetle is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of beetle

1.

iː

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of beetle

test your pronunciation of beetle

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of beetle

video examples of beetle pronunciation

An example use of beetle in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… sprouting wings like a beetle so that I …”

meanings of beetle

noun:

Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car").
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938-2003, similar models made 1997-2010 and since 2011).
A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

verb:

To beat with a heavy mallet.
To loom over; to extend or jut.
To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

adjective:

Protruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.).

beetle frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word beetle occurs in english on average 2.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.