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Juice Pronunciation

Juice is pronounced JOOS, IPA /ˈdʒus/.

JOOS

US /ˈdʒus/  ·  UK /ˈdʒuːs/

Syllables: JOOS (1 syllable)

noun: The liquid that comes out of fruit, vegetables or meat.

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Juice in a Sentence

  • Two glasses of orange juice, please.
  • Lemon juice stops the apple going brown.
  • Pour the juice from the pan over the meat.

Common Mispronunciations of Juice

Not JOOZ

A buzzed ending turns the word into Jews, which is a different word entirely. Keep the close voiceless.

Not ZHOOS

French jus does open with the zh of measure, and the English word takes the j of jam instead.

Tip: The ui spelling says plain oo, the same vowel that fruit and suit carry.

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