How To Pronounce Two
two
UK
Phonemic
/tuː/
Phonetic
[tʰʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/tuː/
In British English, two is pronounced /tuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /tuː/.
Two 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
tuː
Two has one syllable in British English.
two + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/tuːz/
US
/tuːz/
Words That Rhyme With Two
Questions About Two
How do you pronounce two in British English?
In British English, two is pronounced /tuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷuː].
How do you pronounce two in American English?
In American English, two is pronounced /tuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce two the same way?
Yes. Both are /tuː/.
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