Apologize Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

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How to pronounce Apologize

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Apologize. You should know that apologize is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ əˈpɑː-lə-dʒaɪz ]
• UK: [ əˈpɒl-ə-dʒaɪz ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( uh - PAH - luh - jayz )
• UK: ( uh - POL - uh - jayz )

Listen audio pronunciation: Apologize - (Cambridge Dictionary).

(1). First syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ ə ] in both American and British English, ( uh ).

• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈpɑː ] in American English and [ ˈpɒl ] in British English, ( PAH / POL ).

• [ p ]: pronounce as “p” in pet, pit, pen, pop, pack.
• [ ɑː ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “a” in palm, calm.
• [ ɒ ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “o” in hot, pot, lot, god, dog.
• [ l ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “l” in love, light, late, leaf, life.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ lə ] in American English and [ ə ] in British English, ( luh / uh ).

• [ l ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “l” in love, light, late, leaf, life.
• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(4). Fourth syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ dʒaɪz ] in both American and British English, ( jayz ).

• [ dʒ ]: pronounce as “j” in jump, joy, just, jet, job.
• [ aɪ ]: ( diphthong ) pronounce as “y” in my, fly, sky, cry, buy.
• [ z ]: pronounce as “z” in zip, zoo, zigzag, quiz, zoom.