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title: "How to Pronounce Closest: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Closest as /ˈkloʊ.səst/ — KLOH-suhst. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
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# How to pronounce Closest

/ˈkloʊ.səst/

KLOH-suhst

Closest has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "kloh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Closest syllables

Closest has 2 syllables: KLOH-suhst.

1. KLOH kloʊ
2. suhst səst

Two syllables: KLOH-sist. The s is voiceless, unlike the verb "close".

## Sounds to watch

### The l sound

Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

## Closest in a sentence

- The closest station is a ten-minute walk.
- She is the closest thing I have to a mentor.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reduced Build the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonant Finish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce closest?

Closest is pronounced /ˈkloʊ.səst/, or KLOH-suhst in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "kloh".

### How many syllables are in closest?

2: KLOH-suhst. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use closest in a sentence?

The closest station is a ten-minute walk. She is the closest thing I have to a mentor.

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