How To Pronounce Fuss
fuss
UK
Phonemic
/fʌs/
Phonetic
[fʌs]
US
Phonemic
/fʌs/
In British English, fuss is pronounced /fʌs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʌs]. In American English, it is pronounced /fʌs/.
Fuss 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
fʌs
Fuss has one syllable in British English.
fuss + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfʌs.ɪz/
US
/ˈfʌs.ɪz/
fuss + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/fʌst/
US
/fʌst/
fuss + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfʌs.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfʌs.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fuss
Questions About Fuss
How do you pronounce fuss in British English?
In British English, fuss is pronounced /fʌs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʌs].
How do you pronounce fuss in American English?
In American English, fuss is pronounced /fʌs/.
Do British and American English pronounce fuss the same way?
Yes. Both are /fʌs/.
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