How To Pronounce Glue
glue
UK
Phonemic
/ɡluː/
Phonetic
[ɡlʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/ɡluː/
In British English, glue is pronounced /ɡluː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡluː/.
Glue 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
ɡluː
Glue has one syllable in British English.
glue + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡluːz/
US
/ɡluːz/
glue + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡluːd/
US
/ɡluːd/
glue + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡluː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡluː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Glue
Questions About Glue
How do you pronounce glue in British English?
In British English, glue is pronounced /ɡluː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlʷuː].
How do you pronounce glue in American English?
In American English, glue is pronounced /ɡluː/.
Do British and American English pronounce glue the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡluː/.
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