How to pronounce

Gloucester

/ɡlɑstɝ/

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US English

/ɡlɑstɝ/

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UK English

/ɡlɑstɝ/

Speed

Pronunciation Guide

Notoriously Hard

Syllables

GLOS · ter

Often pronounced as glow-SES-ter, but the middle syllables are silent.

Say 'gloss' then 'ter'—just two beats, like 'foster.'

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