How To Pronounce Loose
loose
UK
Phonemic
/luːs/
Phonetic
[lʷuːs]
US
Phonemic
/luːs/
In British English, loose is pronounced /luːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷuːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /luːs/.
Loose 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
luːs
Loose has one syllable in British English.
loose + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈluː.sə/
US
/ˈluː.sɚ/
loose + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈluː.sɪst/
US
/ˈluː.sɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Loose
Questions About Loose
How do you pronounce loose in British English?
In British English, loose is pronounced /luːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷuːs].
How do you pronounce loose in American English?
In American English, loose is pronounced /luːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce loose the same way?
Yes. Both are /luːs/.
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