How to pronounce "pustules" in English
PU·stu·les
Primary stress: pu
Hear native speakers say pustules in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “pustules”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PU
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
stu
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
les
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PU"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "pustules" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "pustules is" sounds like "pustules-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "pustules" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Those kind are categorized as pustules, and they’re usually a much brighter red, or sometimes white from the oozing fluid.”— SciShowWatch clip
“You're a mother and you're watching your child, and on day six, you see pustules that become hard.”— TEDWatch clip
“And what Jenner did was to take pustules from individuals who had the cow pox disease”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Using matter from her pustules, he inoculated James Phipps, the eight-year-old son of his gardener.”— TED-EdWatch clip
“a baby with smallpox very sad lots of little pustules all over the body frequently on the hands and the feet and very high very Mia you didn't die from”— StanfordWatch clip
“- It can look different, depending on your pigment but essentially the features like flat bumps to raise bumps to pustules, to the scabs that is going to be consistent.”— WIREDWatch clip
Practice Speaking “pustules”
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Those kind are categorized as pustules, and they’re usually a much brighter red, or sometimes white from the oozing fluid.
Hear it in context: “pustules”
26 clipsThe English word “pustules”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (pu · stu · les), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (pu). Grammatically, “pustules” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 26 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “pustules” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, TED, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @3:48
“pus. Those kind are categorized as pustules, and they’re usually a much brighter red, or sometimes white from the oozing fluid. sometimes white from the oozing fluid.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDClip #2 · @5:19
“day four, day five, day six. You're a mother and you're watching your child, and on day six, you see pustules that become hard. and on day six, you see pustules that become hard.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @1:48
“So cow pox is a less severe form of the disease. And what Jenner did was to take pustules from individuals who had the cow pox disease from individuals who had the cow pox disease”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #4 · @2:59
“caught from the utters of a cow named Blossom. Using matter from her pustules, he inoculated James Phipps, the eight-year-old son of his gardener. he inoculated James Phipps,”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #5 · @22:48
“it's eradicated so what mental elimination was feasible this is this is a baby with smallpox very sad lots of little pustules all over the body frequently on the hands and the feet and very high very Mia you didn't die from frequently on the hands and the feet and very high very Mia you didn't die from”
Definition & Meaning: “pustules”
- A variant spelling of pustule, referring to a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The physician examined the small pustul on the patient's forearm.”
- “Those kind are categorized as pustules, and they’re usually a much brighter red, or sometimes white from the oozing fluid.”
- “You're a mother and you're watching your child, and on day six, you see pustules that become hard.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “pustules”
- Syllables:
- pu · stu · les
- Primary stress:
- pu
- Hear it in context
- pustules
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"pustules" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "pustules" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about pustules
How many syllables are in “pustules”?
“pustules” has 3 syllables: pu · stu · les.
Where is the stress in “pustules”?
The primary stress in “pustules” is on “PU”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “pustules” mean?
A variant spelling of pustule, referring to a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus.
How can I hear “pustules” used in real sentences?
This page has 26 real-world video examples of “pustules” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “pustules”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).