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How to pronounce woos

Say it like WOOZ. Woos is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/wuz/WOOZ
UK British/wuːz/WOOZ
  • WOOZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Woos pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of woos

American and British speakers say woos in essentially the same way: /wuz/ in the US and /wuːz/ in the UK.

British respelling: WOOZ.

What does woos mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of woo How to pronounce woo
noun
  1. A coward; a wuss.“Don't be a woos.”

Words that rhyme with woos

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of woos.

Questions about saying woos

How do you pronounce woos?

Say WOOZ. The American pronunciation is /wuz/. In British English it is /wuːz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in woos?

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

Do Americans and Brits say woos the same way?

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

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