How To Pronounce Youth
youth
UK
Phonemic
/juːθ/
Phonetic
[jʷuːθ]
US
Phonemic
/juːθ/
In British English, youth is pronounced /juːθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʷuːθ]. In American English, it is pronounced /juːθ/.
Youth 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
juːθ
Youth has one syllable in British English.
youth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/juːθs/
US
/juːθs/
Words That Rhyme With Youth
Questions About Youth
How do you pronounce youth in British English?
In British English, youth is pronounced /juːθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʷuːθ].
How do you pronounce youth in American English?
In American English, youth is pronounced /juːθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce youth the same way?
Yes. Both are /juːθ/.
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