English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Spruce Pronunciation
Spruce is pronounced SPROOS, IPA /ˈsprus/.
SPROOS
US /ˈsprus/ · UK /ˈspruːs/
Syllables: SPROOS (1 syllable)
noun, adjective, and verb: An evergreen tree with short needles, or to make something neater.
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Spruce in a Sentence
- A row of spruce shelters the house from the wind.
- He looked very spruce in the new jacket.
- We should spruce the place up before Saturday.
Common Mispronunciations of Spruce
Not SPROO-suh
The final e is silent and the word stops on the s. Nothing follows it.
Not SPROOZ
That ending hisses rather than buzzes. A z sound would make it a plural, which spruce is not.
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