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