How to Pronounce "rotten"

word

US

/ˈɹɑtən/

RAH-tuhn

UK

/ɹˈɒtən/

RO-tuhn

Definition

If something is rotten, it has decayed and is no longer good to eat or use, especially food or wood. It can also describe something very bad, unpleasant, or morally wrong.

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɹɑtən/

British English

/ɹˈɒtən/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

RAH-tuhn

UK

RO-tuhn

Listen in Context

The banana is rotten.

We found rotten wood under the stairs.

That smell means the meat is rotten.

I had a rotten day at work and just want to go home.