How To Pronounce Sleuth
sleuth
UK
Phonemic
/sluːθ/
Phonetic
[slʷuːθ]
US
Phonemic
/sluːθ/
In British English, sleuth is pronounced /sluːθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slʷuːθ]. In American English, it is pronounced /sluːθ/.
Sleuth 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
sluːθ
Sleuth has one syllable in British English.
sleuth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sluːθs/
US
/sluːθs/
Words That Rhyme With Sleuth
Questions About Sleuth
How do you pronounce sleuth in British English?
In British English, sleuth is pronounced /sluːθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slʷuːθ].
How do you pronounce sleuth in American English?
In American English, sleuth is pronounced /sluːθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce sleuth the same way?
Yes. Both are /sluːθ/.
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