English pronunciation

How to pronounce “glass

Phonetic spelling

GLAS

IPA /ˈɡɫæs/

Syllable stress

glas

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “glass”?

g l a s s

glass” is spelled G-L-A-S-S. It is pronounced GLAS, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • Please hand me a glass of water.

  • I need to clean the glass table.

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