How to pronounce choose in American English

IPA /tʃuz/ Syllables 1 · chooz Stress 1st syllable

CHOOZ

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Americans pronounce choose as CHOOZ (/tʃuz/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Choose a new shoe" or "We should choose a new room soon" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "choose".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

ch/tʃ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'sh' position. Flare your lips.

oo/u/

Round your lips into a tight circle. Let your tongue rest in the middle of your mouth, slightly raised.

z/z/

Same position as S, but add vocal cord vibration. Feel the buzz.

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"Choose a new shoe."

CHOOZ uh noo shoo

"Choose the cheap cheese and chicken chips."

CHOOZ dhuh CHEEP CHEEZ and CHIH·kuhn CHIHPS

"Freedom of religion allows people to worship as they choose."

FREE·duhm uhv ruh·LIH·juhn uh·LOWZ PEE·puhl tuh WUR·shuhp uhz dhay CHOOZ

"There are numerous options to choose from."

DHAIR er NOO·muh·ruhs AHP·shuhnz tuh CHOOZ fruhm

"We should choose a new room soon."

wee shuud CHOOZ uh noo ROOM SOON

"Choose a smooth route to the moon viewing."

CHOOZ uh SMOODH ROOT tuh dhuh MOON VYOO·uhng

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Is the American pronunciation of "choose" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "CHOOZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.