How To Pronounce Choose
choose
UK
Phonemic
/tʃuːz/
Phonetic
[tʃʷuːz]
US
Phonemic
/tʃuːz/
In British English, choose is pronounced /tʃuːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷuːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃuːz/.
Choose has one 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
tʃuːz
Choose has one syllable in British English.
choose + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈtʃuː.zɪz/
US
/ˈtʃuː.zɪz/
choose + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtʃuː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃuː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Choose
Questions About Choose
How do you pronounce choose in British English?
In British English, choose is pronounced /tʃuːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃʷuːz].
How do you pronounce choose in American English?
In American English, choose is pronounced /tʃuːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce choose the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʃuːz/.
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