--- title: "How to pronounce \"plot hole\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"plot hole\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/hLmI-gsRWLw/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/plot-hole" --- # How to pronounce "plot hole" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/plɒθɒʊl/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **plo·tho·le** ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - Alternative spelling of plot hole. ### Example Sentences - "this is a plot hole, that's ridiculous." - "We better hurry. He's explaining a plot hole in 'Back to the Future 2'." ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "plot hole" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "If everything is just like William Burroughs "Naked Lunch", crazy, nothing, nobody ever points at something in William Burroughs and says, this is a plot hole, that's ridiculous. But with a story that's supposed to cohere, and be rational, and follow rules, and then it doesn't, it bugs us." - **Watch at 20:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLmI-gsRWLw&t=1214s) ### Example 2 *Accent: AUS* > "We better hurry. He's explaining a plot hole in 'Back to the Future 2'." - **Watch at 0:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klziyw5E7b0&t=12s) ### Example 3 > "pay bus fairs. And it this scene stood out to me because I thought it's very odd that this wealthy American uh property owner is moving around Croatia on this kind of local municipal bus. It seems to be at odds with with his kind of role in the community. >> It's not the only plot hole in this film by by any means. >> Are you s you're suggesting it's not watertight? So, and it struck me that um this seemed to be a sort of projection u" - **Watch at 9:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqt-q-JV7Y0&t=552s) ## How to Pronounce "plot hole" - **Syllables**: plo · tho · le - **IPA**: `/plɒθɒʊl/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [plot](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/plot), [hole](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hole) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “plot hole”? “plot hole” is pronounced /plɒθɒʊl/ (plo · tho · le). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “plot hole”? “plot hole” has 3 syllables: plo · tho · le. ### What does “plot hole” mean? Alternative spelling of plot hole. ### How can I hear “plot hole” used in real sentences? This page has 3 real-world video examples of “plot hole” with synchronized subtitles. 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