The /ʊə/ Diphthong (CURE)
/ʊə/
/ʊə/ is a centring diphthong. The tongue glides from /ʊ/ towards /ə/ within one syllable.
Example Words
| Word | UK | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| tour | /tʊə/ | /tʊr/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| pure | /pjʊə/ | /pjʊr/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| sure | /ʃɔː/ | /ʃʊr/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
Allophones Of /ʊə/
/ʊə/ has 1 allophone in the app, starting with [ʊəʴ], after the vowel wherever the spelling has a post-vocalic r. The full list, where each occurs and the examples are in Allophones, which opens with any course or with Adroit Plus.
Words With The /ʊə/ Sound
/ʊə/ In The Middle Of A Word
- fury
- jury
- gourd
- juror
- mural
- rural
- bureau
- curate
- during
- neuron
- plural
- poorly
- bourdon
- caesura
- curious
- furious
- puerile
- puritan
- tourism
- tourist
- enduring
- gourmand
- security
- assurance
- bourgeois
- curiosity
- curiously
- endurance
- incurable
- infuriate
/ʊə/ At The End Of A Word
- cure
- lure
- pure
- tour
- amour
- inure
- allure
- demure
- detour
- endure
- manure
- secure
- skewer
- unsure
- liqueur
- obscure
- procure
- armature
- coiffure
- immature
- manicure
- overture
- pedicure
- caricature
Questions Students Ask
What kind of diphthong is /ʊə/?
/ʊə/ is a centring diphthong. The tongue glides from /ʊ/ towards /ə/ within one syllable.
Which words have the /ʊə/ sound?
For example tour, pure, sure.