How To Pronounce Use
use
stress changesNoun
UK
Phonemic
/juːs/
Phonetic
[jʷuːs]
US
Phonemic
/juːs/
Verb
UK
Phonemic
/juːz/
Phonetic
[jʷuːz]
US
Phonemic
/juːz/
Use has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Noun. It is /juːs/ in British English and /juːs/ in American English.
Verb. It is /juːz/ in British English and /juːz/ in American English.
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 (Noun)
juːs
Use has one syllable in British English.
use + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈjuː.sɪz/
US
/ˈjuː.sɪz/
Syllables And Stress (Verb)
juːz
Use has one syllable in British English.
use + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈjuː.zɪz/
US
/ˈjuː.zɪz/
use + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/juːzd/
US
/juːzd/
use + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈjuː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈjuː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Use
Questions About Use
How do you pronounce use in British English?
Noun, /juːs/. Verb, /juːz/.
How do you pronounce use in American English?
Noun, /juːs/. Verb, /juːz/.
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