How To Pronounce Sluice
sluice
UK
Phonemic
/sluːs/
Phonetic
[slʷuːs]
US
Phonemic
/sluːs/
In British English, sluice is pronounced /sluːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slʷuːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /sluːs/.
Sluice 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
sluːs
Sluice has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Sluice
Questions About Sluice
How do you pronounce sluice in British English?
In British English, sluice is pronounced /sluːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slʷuːs].
How do you pronounce sluice in American English?
In American English, sluice is pronounced /sluːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce sluice the same way?
Yes. Both are /sluːs/.
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