English pronunciation

How to pronounce “shoes”

Phonetic spelling

SHOOZ

IPA /ˈʃuz/

Syllable stress

shoes

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “shoes”?

s h o e s

“shoes” is spelled S-H-O-E-S. It is pronounced SHOOZ, 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

  • I need to buy new shoes for work.

  • Please leave your shoes by the door.

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