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