How To Pronounce Ache
ache
UK
Phonemic
/eɪk/
Phonetic
[eɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/eɪk/
In British English, ache is pronounced /eɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /eɪk/.
Ache has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
eɪk
Ache has one syllable in British English.
ache + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/eɪks/
US
/eɪks/
ache + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/eɪkt/
US
/eɪkt/
ache + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Ache
Questions About Ache
How do you pronounce ache in British English?
In British English, ache is pronounced /eɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [eɪk̚].
How do you pronounce ache in American English?
In American English, ache is pronounced /eɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce ache the same way?
Yes. Both are /eɪk/.
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