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