English pronunciation
How to pronounce “worse”
Phonetic spelling
WURS
IPA /ˈwɝs/
Syllable stress
wurs
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “worse”?
w o r s e
“worse” is spelled W-O-R-S-E. It is pronounced WURS, 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
The weather is getting worse every day.
My math grade is worse than my English grade.