How To Pronounce Ooze
ooze
UK
Phonemic
/uːz/
Phonetic
[uːz]
US
Phonemic
/uːz/
In British English, ooze is pronounced /uːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [uːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /uːz/.
Ooze 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
uːz
Ooze has one syllable in British English.
ooze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈuː.zɪz/
US
/ˈuː.zɪz/
ooze + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/uːzd/
US
/uːzd/
ooze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈuː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈuː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Ooze
Questions About Ooze
How do you pronounce ooze in British English?
In British English, ooze is pronounced /uːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [uːz].
How do you pronounce ooze in American English?
In American English, ooze is pronounced /uːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce ooze the same way?
Yes. Both are /uːz/.
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