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