How to pronounce juice
Say it like JOOS. Juice is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce juice. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- JOOS
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Juice pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- JOOSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in food.
American vs British pronunciation of juice
American and British speakers say juice in essentially the same way: /dʒus/ in the US and /dʒuːs/ in the UK.
British respelling: JOOS.
What does juice mean?
- the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
- energetic vitality“her creative juices were flowing”
- electric current“when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice”
Where does juice come from?
From Middle English jus, juis, from Old French jus, jous, from Latin jūs (“broth, soup, sauce”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs, from *yewH- (“to mix (of meal preparation)”).
Words that rhyme with juice
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of juice.
Questions about saying juice
How do you pronounce juice?
Say JOOS. The American pronunciation is /dʒus/. In British English it is /dʒuːs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in juice?
Juice is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: JOOS.
Do Americans and Brits say juice the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /dʒus/ and the British form is /dʒuːs/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.