How To Pronounce Glass

glass

UK
Phonemic
/ɡlɑːs/
Phonetic
[ɡlɑːs]
US
Phonemic
/ɡlæs/

In British English, glass is pronounced /ɡlɑːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɑːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡlæs/.

Glass 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

ɡlɑːs

Glass has one syllable in British English.

glass + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡlɑː.sɪz/
US
/ˈɡlæs.ɪz/

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Questions About Glass

How do you pronounce glass in British English?

In British English, glass is pronounced /ɡlɑːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɑːs].

How do you pronounce glass in American English?

In American English, glass is pronounced /ɡlæs/.

Do British and American English pronounce glass the same way?

No. British English has /ɡlɑːs/ and American English has /ɡlæs/.

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