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How to pronounce hoos

Say it like HOOZ. Hoos is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/huz/HOOZ
UK British/huːz/HOOZ
  • HOOZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Hoos pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. HOOZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.

American vs British pronunciation of hoos

American and British speakers say hoos in essentially the same way: /huz/ in the US and /huːz/ in the UK.

British respelling: HOOZ.

What does hoos mean?

noun
  1. plural of hoo How to pronounce hoo

Words that rhyme with hoos

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Words that sound like hoos

Questions about saying hoos

How do you pronounce hoos?

Say HOOZ. The American pronunciation is /huz/. In British English it is /huːz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in hoos?

Hoos is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: HOOZ.

Do Americans and Brits say hoos the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /huz/ and the British form is /huːz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

What words sound the same as hoos?

Hoos sounds the same as whose, who's in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).