How To Pronounce True
true
UK
Phonemic
/truː/
Phonetic
[tr̥ʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/truː/
In British English, true is pronounced /truː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥ʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /truː/.
True 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
truː
True has one syllable in British English.
true + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈtruː.ə/
US
/ˈtruː.ɚ/
true + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈtruː.ɪst/
US
/ˈtruː.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With True
Questions About True
How do you pronounce true in British English?
In British English, true is pronounced /truː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tr̥ʷuː].
How do you pronounce true in American English?
In American English, true is pronounced /truː/.
Do British and American English pronounce true the same way?
Yes. Both are /truː/.
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