How To Pronounce Spouse
spouse
UK
Phonemic
/spaʊs/
Phonetic
[spaʊs]
US
Phonemic
/spaʊs/
In British English, spouse is pronounced /spaʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spaʊs]. In American English, it is pronounced /spaʊs/.
Spouse 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
spaʊs
Spouse has one syllable in British English.
spouse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈspaʊ.sɪz/
US
/ˈspaʊ.sɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Spouse
Questions About Spouse
How do you pronounce spouse in British English?
In British English, spouse is pronounced /spaʊs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spaʊs].
How do you pronounce spouse in American English?
In American English, spouse is pronounced /spaʊs/.
Do British and American English pronounce spouse the same way?
Yes. Both are /spaʊs/.
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