--- title: "How to pronounce route | Murmur" description: "Route rhymes with \"root\" or with \"out\" in CMUdict (R UW1 T, R AW1 T), and the risk is letting one script drift between the two." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/route" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/route Pronunciation · Work and business # How to pronounce route Route rhymes with "root" or with "out" in CMUdict (R UW1 T, R AW1 T), and the risk is letting one script drift between the two. [Buy $49](https://murmur-licenses.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout)[Download free for Apple Silicon (3-day Pro trial)](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/latest)Intel Mac? [Download here](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/intel).Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows your chip. Free plan with Kokoro voices, 3,000 characters a day · 3-day Pro trial, then $49 once ## The dictionary sound sequence CMUdict lists these 2 North American English pronunciations for **route**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `R UW1 T` **Syllable estimate** 1 vowel nucleus **Primary stress** 1st vowel position Dictionary variant 2 `R AW1 T` **Syllable estimate** 1 vowel nucleus **Primary stress** 1st vowel position [Check route in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/route). Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context. ## Use route in context Delivery apps, logistics training, travel narration and network documentation all use route. The two CMU readings divide speakers by region and sometimes by meaning, with the "rout" form common for delivery routes in parts of the US. What matters in a script is that the word does not change sound from one sentence to the next. 1. The driver changed the route to avoid the closed bridge. 2. Each order is assigned a route before the trucks leave. ### A practice cue Decide which vowel your audience expects, then scan the script for every instance of the word and its forms. Read them all with the same vowel before you record the full piece. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of route. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the [CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A)](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aria/Papers/MastersThesis.pdf#page=115). `R`sound in **read**consonant`UW`sound in **two**vowel`T`sound in **tea**consonant`AW`sound in **cow**vowel Take it to your next recording ## Make an audition worksheet Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes. Copying and downloading happen in your browser. No script upload or audio generation is needed. ## Dictionary source The phonemes on this page come from [CMU Pronouncing Dictionary](https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict). The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters. 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