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