How To Pronounce Fuse
fuse
UK
Phonemic
/fjuːz/
Phonetic
[fj̥ʷuːz]
US
Phonemic
/fjuːz/
In British English, fuse is pronounced /fjuːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fj̥ʷuːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /fjuːz/.
Fuse 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
fjuːz
Fuse has one syllable in British English.
fuse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfjuː.zɪz/
US
/ˈfjuː.zɪz/
fuse + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fjuːzd/
US
/fjuːzd/
fuse + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfjuː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈfjuː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fuse
Questions About Fuse
How do you pronounce fuse in British English?
In British English, fuse is pronounced /fjuːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fj̥ʷuːz].
How do you pronounce fuse in American English?
In American English, fuse is pronounced /fjuːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce fuse the same way?
Yes. Both are /fjuːz/.
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