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