How To Pronounce Cloth

cloth

Phonemic

/klɒθ/

Phonetic

[kl̥ʷɒθ]

Phonemic

/klɔːθ/

In British English, cloth is pronounced /klɒθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥ʷɒθ]. In American English, it is pronounced /klɔːθ/.

Cloth has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

klɒθ

Cloth has one syllable in British English.

cloth + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/klɒθs/

/klɔːθs/

Words That Rhyme With Cloth

Questions About Cloth

How do you pronounce cloth in British English?

In British English, cloth is pronounced /klɒθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kl̥ʷɒθ].

How do you pronounce cloth in American English?

In American English, cloth is pronounced /klɔːθ/.

Do British and American English pronounce cloth the same way?

No. British English has /klɒθ/ and American English has /klɔːθ/.

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