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How to pronounce “enclose”

“enclose” is pronounced /ɪnˈkloʊz/ (in-KLOHZ) in American English and /ɪnˈkləʊz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “kloʊz”.
The sound

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enclose

/ɪnˈkloʊz/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnˈkləʊz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. kloʊzkloʊzstress
IPA (American)
/ɪnˈkloʊz/
IPA (British)
/ɪnˈkləʊz/
Respelling
in-KLOHZ
Syllables
2 — ɪn-KLOƱZ
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-KLOƱZ. “kloʊz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɪnˈkloʊz/

British

/ɪnˈkləʊz/

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Where “enclose” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “EN-close with a hissing s”

    the final s is a z sound and the stress is on the second syllable

Meaning

What “enclose” means

  1. verb

    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

    “Fog enveloped the house”

  2. verb

    close in; darkness enclosed him"

  3. verb

    surround completely

    “Darkness enclosed him”

Say it in a sentence

“Please enclose a copy of the receipt with your letter.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort innkklloʊlong ozz

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Questions

“enclose”, answered

How do you pronounce “enclose”?

“enclose” is pronounced /ɪnˈkloʊz/ (in-KLOHZ) in American English and /ɪnˈkləʊz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “kloʊz”. Build it as ɪn-KLOƱZ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “enclose” have?

2: ɪn · kloʊz. The beat lands on the second, “kloʊz”.

Is “enclose” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɪnˈkloʊz/ (in-KLOHZ); British English says /ɪnˈkləʊz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “enclose” mean?

As a verb: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering For example: “Fog enveloped the house” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “enclose”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪn-KLOƱZ. “kloʊz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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