How To Pronounce Stupid

In British English, stupid is pronounced /ˈstjuː.pɪd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈstj̥ʷuː.pɪd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈstuː.pɪd/.

Stupid 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.