jut
/d͡ʒʌt/verb, noun
jut is spelled J-U-T: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, jut means “To stick out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jut?
| Letters | 3: J-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jut?
Jut appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jut?
- /d͡ʒʌt/
- /d͡ʒʊt/
Jut has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jut.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jut
- juts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- jutting participle, present
- jutted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To stick out.
the jutting part of a building
- 2
obsoleteTo butt.
noun
- 1
Something that sticks out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jut in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to stick out:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saillir |
| German | herausragen, hervorragen |
| Portuguese | sobressair |
| Spanish | sobresalir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jut come from?
From Middle English jutten (“to project, jut out”), an alteration of jetten (“to strut, be showy”). More at English jet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).