How Do You Spell SCHLOSS?
The German word "Schloss" is a noun that means castle or palace. Its IPA phonetic transcription is /ʃlɔs/, indicating two syllables: "shloss." The first sound is the voiceless alveolar fricative /ʃ/, similar to the "sh" sound in English. The second sound is the open-mid back unrounded vowel /ɔ/. The final consonant is the voiceless alveolar fricative /s/. Knowing the IPA transcription can be helpful when learning to spell foreign words and improving pronunciation.