How To Pronounce Pose

pose

UK
Phonemic
/pəʊz/
Phonetic
[pʰəʊz]
US
Phonemic
/poʊz/

In British English, pose is pronounced /pəʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰəʊz]. In American English, it is pronounced /poʊz/.

Pose 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

pəʊz

Pose has one syllable in British English.

pose + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈpəʊ.zɪz/
US
/ˈpoʊ.zɪz/
pose + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/pəʊzd/
US
/poʊzd/
pose + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpəʊ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈpoʊ.zɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Pose

Questions About Pose

How do you pronounce pose in British English?

In British English, pose is pronounced /pəʊz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰəʊz].

How do you pronounce pose in American English?

In American English, pose is pronounced /poʊz/.

Do British and American English pronounce pose the same way?

No. British English has /pəʊz/ and American English has /poʊz/.

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