How to pronounce “clothe”
Say “clothe” in one beat
clothe
/kloʊð/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kləʊð/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- clothekloʊð
- IPA (American)
- /kloʊð/
- IPA (British)
- /kləʊð/
- Respelling
- KLOHDH
- Syllables
- 1 — clothe
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kloʊð/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kloʊð/
/kləʊð/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “clothe” goes wrong
- Often heard
“KLOHTH”
the th is voiced here, unlike in cloth
What “clothe” means
- verb
provide with clothes or put clothes on
“Parents must feed and dress their child”
- verb
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
- verb
cover as if with clothing
“the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”
Say it in a sentence
“They clothe and feed about forty children every winter.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“clothe”, answered
How do you pronounce “clothe”?
“clothe” is pronounced /kloʊð/ (KLOHDH) in American English and /kləʊð/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /kloʊð/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “clothe” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /kloʊð/ — a single beat.
Is “clothe” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kloʊð/ (KLOHDH); British English says /kləʊð/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “clothe” mean?
As a verb: provide with clothes or put clothes on For example: “Parents must feed and dress their child” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “clothe”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /kloʊð/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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