How To Pronounce Houses
houses
In British English, houses is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪz/ or /ˈhaʊ.zəz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaʊ.zɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪz/.
Houses has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Houses has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Houses
How do you pronounce houses in British English?
In British English, houses is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪz/ or /ˈhaʊ.zəz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhaʊ.zɪz].
How do you pronounce houses in American English?
In American English, houses is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.zɪz/.
How many syllables are in houses?
Houses has two syllables, /haʊ/ + /zɪz/.
Where is the stress in houses?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /haʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce houses the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhaʊ.zɪz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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