How To Pronounce Jazz
jazz
UK
Phonemic
/dʒæz/
Phonetic
[dʒæz]
US
Phonemic
/dʒæz/
In British English, jazz is pronounced /dʒæz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒæz]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒæz/.
Jazz 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
dʒæz
Jazz has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Jazz
Questions About Jazz
How do you pronounce jazz in British English?
In British English, jazz is pronounced /dʒæz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒæz].
How do you pronounce jazz in American English?
In American English, jazz is pronounced /dʒæz/.
Do British and American English pronounce jazz the same way?
Yes. Both are /dʒæz/.
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