English pronunciation

How to pronounce “planet”

Phonetic spelling

PLAN-uht

IPA /ˈpɫænət/

Syllable stress

plan·et

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “planet”?

p l a n e t

“planet” is spelled P-L-A-N-E-T. It is pronounced PLAN-uht, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • Earth is the only planet I have ever visited.

  • We learned about Mars in our planet lesson.

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