How to pronounce clothes
Say it like KLOHTHZ. Clothes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
VoiceSpeed
US American/kloʊðz/KLOHTHZ
UK British/kləʊðz/KLOHTHZ
- KLOHTHZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Clothes pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- KLOHTHZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of clothes
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: KLOHTHZ.
What does clothes mean?
noun
- Items of clothing; apparel.
- The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
- Laundry (hung on a clothesline).
- third-person singular simple present indicative of clothe How to pronounce clothe
Where does clothes come from?
From Middle English clothes, cloþes (plural of cloth, cloþ (“cloth, garment”)), from Old English clāþas (“clothes”, plural of clāþ (“cloth”)), equivalent to cloth + -es.
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Questions about saying clothes
How do you pronounce clothes?
Say KLOHTHZ. The American pronunciation is /kloʊðz/. In British English it is /kləʊðz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in clothes?
Clothes is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: KLOHTHZ.
Is clothes pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /kləʊðz/ (KLOHTHZ).