How to Pronounce “circus”
word
/ˈsɝkəs/
SUR-kuhs
/sˈɜːkəs/
SUR-kuhs
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈsɝkəs/
British English
/sˈɜːkəs/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SUR-kuhs
UK
SUR-kuhs
Listen in Context
When he quit his office job, his friends joked that he was going to join the circus.
The children went to the circus on Saturday.
I saw a clown at the circus.
The circus is in town this week.