How To Pronounce Cleanse
cleanse
UK
Phonemic
/klenz/
Phonetic
[kl̥ẽnz]
US
Phonemic
/klenz/
In British English, cleanse is pronounced /klenz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥ẽnz]. In American English, it is pronounced /klenz/.
Cleanse 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
klenz
Cleanse has one syllable in British English.
cleanse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈklen.zɪz/
US
/ˈklen.zɪz/
cleanse + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/klenzd/
US
/klenzd/
cleanse + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈklen.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈklen.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cleanse
Questions About Cleanse
How do you pronounce cleanse in British English?
In British English, cleanse is pronounced /klenz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥ẽnz].
How do you pronounce cleanse in American English?
In American English, cleanse is pronounced /klenz/.
Do British and American English pronounce cleanse the same way?
Yes. Both are /klenz/.
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