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