How To Pronounce Flu
flu
UK
Phonemic
/fluː/
Phonetic
[fl̥ʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/fluː/
In British English, flu is pronounced /fluː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /fluː/.
Flu 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
fluː
Flu has one syllable in British English.
flu + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fluːz/
US
/fluːz/
Words That Rhyme With Flu
Questions About Flu
How do you pronounce flu in British English?
In British English, flu is pronounced /fluː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ʷuː].
How do you pronounce flu in American English?
In American English, flu is pronounced /fluː/.
Do British and American English pronounce flu the same way?
Yes. Both are /fluː/.
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