How To Pronounce Mouth
mouth
stress changesNoun
UK
Phonemic
/maʊθ/
Phonetic
[maʊθ]
US
Phonemic
/maʊθ/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/maʊð/
Phonetic
[maʊð]
US
Phonemic
/maʊð/
Mouth has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Noun. It is /maʊθ/ in British English and /maʊθ/ in American English.
Verb. It is /maʊð/ in British English and /maʊð/ in American English.
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 (Noun)
maʊθ
Mouth has one syllable in British English.
mouth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/maʊθs/
US
/maʊθs/
Syllables And Stress (Verb)
maʊð
Mouth has one syllable in British English.
mouth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/maʊðz/
US
/maʊðz/
mouth + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/maʊðd/
US
/maʊðd/
mouth + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈmaʊ.ðɪŋ/
US
/ˈmaʊ.ðɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Mouth
Questions About Mouth
How do you pronounce mouth in British English?
Noun, /maʊθ/. Verb, /maʊð/.
How do you pronounce mouth in American English?
Noun, /maʊθ/. Verb, /maʊð/.
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