How To Pronounce Arouse

arouse

UK
Phonemic
/əˈraʊz/
Phonetic
[əˈraʊz]
US
Phonemic
/əˈraʊz/

In British English, arouse is pronounced /əˈraʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈraʊz]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈraʊz/.

Arouse has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

əraʊz

Arouse has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

arouse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/əˈraʊ.zɪz/
US
/əˈraʊ.zɪz/
arouse + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/əˈraʊzd/
US
/əˈraʊzd/
arouse + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/əˈraʊ.zɪŋ/
US
/əˈraʊ.zɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Arouse

Questions About Arouse

How do you pronounce arouse in British English?

In British English, arouse is pronounced /əˈraʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈraʊz].

How do you pronounce arouse in American English?

In American English, arouse is pronounced /əˈraʊz/.

How many syllables are in arouse?

Arouse has two syllables, /ə/ + /raʊz/.

Where is the stress in arouse?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /raʊz/.

Do British and American English pronounce arouse the same way?

Yes. Both are /əˈraʊz/.

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