How To Pronounce Coo
coo
UK
Phonemic
/kuː/
Phonetic
[kʰʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/kuː/
In British English, coo is pronounced /kuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /kuː/.
Coo 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
kuː
Coo has one syllable in British English.
coo + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kuːz/
US
/kuːz/
coo + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kuːd/
US
/kuːd/
coo + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkuː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkuː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Coo
Questions About Coo
How do you pronounce coo in British English?
In British English, coo is pronounced /kuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷuː].
How do you pronounce coo in American English?
In American English, coo is pronounced /kuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce coo the same way?
Yes. Both are /kuː/.
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