How To Pronounce Loathe

loathe

Phonemic

/ləʊð/

Phonetic

[ləʊð]

Phonemic

/loʊð/

In British English, loathe is pronounced /ləʊð/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊð]. In American English, it is pronounced /loʊð/.

Loathe 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

ləʊð

Loathe has one syllable in British English.

loathe + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ləʊðz/

/loʊðz/

loathe + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ləʊðd/

/loʊðd/

loathe + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈləʊ.ðɪŋ/

/ˈloʊ.ðɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Loathe

Questions About Loathe

How do you pronounce loathe in British English?

In British English, loathe is pronounced /ləʊð/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊð].

How do you pronounce loathe in American English?

In American English, loathe is pronounced /loʊð/.

Do British and American English pronounce loathe the same way?

No. British English has /ləʊð/ and American English has /loʊð/.

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