How To Pronounce Hoarse

hoarse

Phonemic

/hɔːs/

Phonetic

[hʷɔːʴs]

Phonemic

/hɔːrs/

In British English, hoarse is pronounced /hɔːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʷɔːʴs]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɔːrs/.

Hoarse 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

hɔːs

Hoarse has one syllable in British English.

hoarse + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈhɔː.sə/

/ˈhɔːr.sɚ/

hoarse + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈhɔː.sɪst/

/ˈhɔːr.sɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Hoarse

Questions About Hoarse

How do you pronounce hoarse in British English?

In British English, hoarse is pronounced /hɔːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hʷɔːʴs].

How do you pronounce hoarse in American English?

In American English, hoarse is pronounced /hɔːrs/.

Do British and American English pronounce hoarse the same way?

No. British English has /hɔːs/ and American English has /hɔːrs/.

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