Learn how to pronounce the words close, closed, closes, closing, clothes with this American English Pronunciation Lesson. Close means to shut. Close and clothes are homophones and are pronounced the same way: K-L-O-Z or /kloʊz/. Close is pronounced with one syllable: kloz or /kloʊz/.

The word 'close' can be pronounced with a /z/ or an /s/, depending on part of speech. The word 'close' is pronounced differently depending on if it's being used as a verb (use a /z/) or as an adjective or adverb (use an /s/.)