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