English pronunciation
How to pronounce “silhouette”
Phonetic spelling
sil-uh-WET
IPA /ˌsɪɫəˈwɛt/
Syllable stress
sil·uh·wet
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
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s i l h o u e t t e
“silhouette” is spelled S-I-L-H-O-U-E-T-T-E. It is pronounced sil-uh-WET, 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
I could see the silhouette of a deer against the sunset.
The artist painted a beautiful silhouette of the city skyline.