How To Pronounce Pluto

In British English, Pluto is pronounced /ˈpluː.təʊ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpl̥ʷuː.təʊ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpluː.t̯oʊ/.

Pluto has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.