English pronunciation

How to pronounce “whose

Phonetic spelling

HOOZ

IPA /ˈhuz/

Syllable stress

hooz

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “whose”?

w h o s e

whose” is spelled W-H-O-S-E. It is pronounced HOOZ, 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

  • Whose book is this on the table?

  • I wonder whose car is parked outside.

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