How To Pronounce Smooth
smooth
UK
Phonemic
/smuːð/
Phonetic
[smʷuːð]
US
Phonemic
/smuːð/
In British English, smooth is pronounced /smuːð/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [smʷuːð]. In American English, it is pronounced /smuːð/.
Smooth 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
smuːð
Smooth has one syllable in British English.
smooth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/smuːðz/
US
/smuːðz/
smooth + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/smuːðd/
US
/smuːðd/
smooth + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsmuː.ðɪŋ/
US
/ˈsmuː.ðɪŋ/
smooth + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈsmuː.ðə/
US
/ˈsmuː.ðɚ/
smooth + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈsmuː.ðɪst/
US
/ˈsmuː.ðɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Smooth
Questions About Smooth
How do you pronounce smooth in British English?
In British English, smooth is pronounced /smuːð/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [smʷuːð].
How do you pronounce smooth in American English?
In American English, smooth is pronounced /smuːð/.
Do British and American English pronounce smooth the same way?
Yes. Both are /smuːð/.
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