How To Pronounce Spruce
spruce
UK
Phonemic
/spruːs/
Phonetic
[spr̥ʷuːs]
US
Phonemic
/spruːs/
In British English, spruce is pronounced /spruːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spr̥ʷuːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /spruːs/.
Spruce 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
spruːs
Spruce has one syllable in British English.
spruce + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈspruː.sɪz/
US
/ˈspruː.sɪz/
spruce + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/spruːst/
US
/spruːst/
spruce + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈspruː.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈspruː.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Spruce
Questions About Spruce
How do you pronounce spruce in British English?
In British English, spruce is pronounced /spruːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spr̥ʷuːs].
How do you pronounce spruce in American English?
In American English, spruce is pronounced /spruːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce spruce the same way?
Yes. Both are /spruːs/.
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