How To Pronounce Lose
lose
UK
Phonemic
/luːz/
Phonetic
[lʷuːz]
US
Phonemic
/luːz/
In British English, lose is pronounced /luːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷuːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /luːz/.
Lose 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
luːz
Lose has one syllable in British English.
lose + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈluː.zɪz/
US
/ˈluː.zɪz/
lose + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈluː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈluː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Lose
Questions About Lose
How do you pronounce lose in British English?
In British English, lose is pronounced /luːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʷuːz].
How do you pronounce lose in American English?
In American English, lose is pronounced /luːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce lose the same way?
Yes. Both are /luːz/.
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