how to pronounce refute

/ɹɪˈfjuːt/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of refute 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.

refute is pronounced in two syllables

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

1.

2.

uː

example pitch curve for pronunciation of refute

test your pronunciation of refute

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

video examples of refute pronunciation

An example use of refute in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… was quick to refute the report claiming …”

meanings of refute

verb:

To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

refute frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word refute occurs in english on average 1.7 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.

topics refute can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that refute can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;