How To Pronounce Excuse

The stress in excuse moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ɪkˈskjuːs/ in British English and /ɪkˈskjuːs/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “a good excuse”.

Verb. It is /ɪkˈskjuːz/ in British English and /ɪkˈskjuːz/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to excuse”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.