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