How to pronounce the word "clothes" ?
According to the dictionary, it sounds as "kləuðz ". In fact, I can not hear the sound of "ð" when the native speakers speak. I think, it should be pronounced as "kləuz " while some English learners told me that it should be pronounced as "kləuðiz ". Which opinion is right?

Question

How to pronounce the word "clothes" ?
 According to the dictionary, it sounds as "kləuðz ". In fact, I can not hear the sound of "ð" when the native speakers speak.  I think, it should be pronounced as  "kləuz " while some English learners told me that it should be pronounced as "kləuðiz ". Which opinion is right?

Answer

It's kləuðz. "close" is pronouced kləuz, but clothes, correctly spoken, has the ð sound. The ð is a very quick hiss, and some people don't pronounce it. I hear myself switching the z and ð sometimes (for kləuzð). The word is only one syllable, so the kləuðiz pronunciation is incorrect.

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