How To Pronounce Nose

nose

Phonemic

/nəʊz/

Phonetic

[nəʊz]

Phonemic

/noʊz/

In British English, nose is pronounced /nəʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nəʊz]. In American English, it is pronounced /noʊz/.

Nose 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

nəʊz

Nose has one syllable in British English.

nose + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈnəʊ.zɪz/

/ˈnoʊ.zɪz/

nose + -ed

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

/nəʊzd/

/noʊzd/

nose + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈnəʊ.zɪŋ/

/ˈnoʊ.zɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Nose

Questions About Nose

How do you pronounce nose in British English?

In British English, nose is pronounced /nəʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nəʊz].

How do you pronounce nose in American English?

In American English, nose is pronounced /noʊz/.

Do British and American English pronounce nose the same way?

No. British English has /nəʊz/ and American English has /noʊz/.

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