How to pronounce news in American English

IPA /nuz/ Syllables 1 · nooz Stress 1st syllable

NOOZ

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Americans pronounce news as NOOZ (/nuz/). You'll hear it in sentences like "No new news is nice news now" or "I'm hoping for some good news soon" — more examples below.

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

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

oo/u/

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

z/z/

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"Do you have proof that this news is true?"

doo yoo hav PROOF dhuht dhihs NOOZ ihz TROO

"Have you been following the news about the upcoming elections?"

hav yoo bihn FAH·loh·uhng dhuh NOOZ uh·BOWT dhee UHP·kuh·muhng uh·LEHK·shuhnz

"He was glad to receive the good news."

hee wuhz GLAD tuh ruh·SEEV dhuh GUUD NOOZ

"I heard you are expecting your first child which is wonderful news!"

ahy HURD yoo er uhk·SPEHK·tuhng yer FURST CHAHYLD wihch ihz WUHN·der·fuhl NOOZ

"I'm hoping for some good news soon."

ahym HOH·puhng fer suhm GUUD NOOZ SOON

"No new news is nice news now."

NOH noo NOOZ ihz NAHYS NOOZ NOW

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Is the American pronunciation of "news" 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 "NOOZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.