How To Pronounce Doze

doze

Phonemic

/dəʊz/

Phonetic

[dəʊz]

Phonemic

/doʊz/

In British English, doze is pronounced /dəʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dəʊz]. In American English, it is pronounced /doʊz/.

Doze 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

dəʊz

Doze has one syllable in British English.

doze + -s

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

/ˈdəʊ.zɪz/

/ˈdoʊ.zɪz/

doze + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/dəʊzd/

/doʊzd/

doze + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈdəʊ.zɪŋ/

/ˈdoʊ.zɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Doze

Questions About Doze

How do you pronounce doze in British English?

In British English, doze is pronounced /dəʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dəʊz].

How do you pronounce doze in American English?

In American English, doze is pronounced /doʊz/.

Do British and American English pronounce doze the same way?

No. British English has /dəʊz/ and American English has /doʊz/.

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