How To Pronounce Rue
rue
UK
Phonemic
/ruː/
Phonetic
[rʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/ruː/
In British English, rue is pronounced /ruː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ruː/.
Rue 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
ruː
Rue has one syllable in British English.
rue + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ruːz/
US
/ruːz/
rue + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ruːd/
US
/ruːd/
rue + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈruː.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈruː.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Rue
Questions About Rue
How do you pronounce rue in British English?
In British English, rue is pronounced /ruː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷuː].
How do you pronounce rue in American English?
In American English, rue is pronounced /ruː/.
Do British and American English pronounce rue the same way?
Yes. Both are /ruː/.
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