How To Pronounce Curse

curse

Phonemic

/kɜːs/

Phonetic

[kʰɜːʴs]

Phonemic

/kɝːs/

In British English, curse is pronounced /kɜːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɜːʴs]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɝːs/.

Curse 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

kɜːs

Curse has one syllable in British English.

curse + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈkɜː.sɪz/

/ˈkɝː.sɪz/

curse + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/kɜːst/

/kɝːst/

curse + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkɜː.sɪŋ/

/ˈkɝː.sɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Curse

Questions About Curse

How do you pronounce curse in British English?

In British English, curse is pronounced /kɜːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɜːʴs].

How do you pronounce curse in American English?

In American English, curse is pronounced /kɝːs/.

Do British and American English pronounce curse the same way?

No. British English has /kɜːs/ and American English has /kɝːs/.

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