English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Clothes Pronunciation
Clothes is pronounced KLOHDHZ, IPA /ˈkloʊðz/.
KLOHDHZ
US /ˈkloʊðz/ · UK /ˈkləʊðz/
Syllables: KLOHDHZ (1 syllable)
noun (plural): Things people wear, such as shirts, trousers, and coats.
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Clothes in a Sentence
- Hang your clothes up before they crease.
- He keeps his winter clothes in a box under the bed.
- The shop sells second-hand clothes at good prices.
Common Mispronunciations of Clothes
Not KLOH-thuhz
There is no second syllable. The th and the z run straight together at the end of one beat.
Not KLOHTS
Buzz the th rather than stopping it into a t. Cloth ends voiceless, but clothes turns both the th and the s voiced.
Tip: Plenty of native speakers simplify this to CLOHZ, identical with close the verb. That is accepted everywhere and easier than forcing the th cluster.
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