How To Pronounce Loaves

loaves

UK
Phonemic
/ləʊvz/
Phonetic
[ləʊvz]
US
Phonemic
/loʊvz/

In British English, loaves is pronounced /ləʊvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊvz]. In American English, it is pronounced /loʊvz/.

Loaves 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

ləʊvz

Loaves has one syllable in British English.

Questions About Loaves

How do you pronounce loaves in British English?

In British English, loaves is pronounced /ləʊvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ləʊvz].

How do you pronounce loaves in American English?

In American English, loaves is pronounced /loʊvz/.

Do British and American English pronounce loaves the same way?

No. British English has /ləʊvz/ and American English has /loʊvz/.

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