How To Pronounce Advise

advise

UK
Phonemic
/ədˈvaɪz/
Phonetic
[ədˈvaɪz]
US
Phonemic
/ədˈvaɪz/

In British English, advise is pronounced /ədˈvaɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ədˈvaɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ədˈvaɪz/.

Advise has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

ədvaɪz

Advise has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

advise + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ədˈvaɪ.zɪz/
US
/ədˈvaɪ.zɪz/
advise + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ədˈvaɪzd/
US
/ədˈvaɪzd/
advise + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ədˈvaɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ədˈvaɪ.zɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Advise

Questions About Advise

How do you pronounce advise in British English?

In British English, advise is pronounced /ədˈvaɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ədˈvaɪz].

How do you pronounce advise in American English?

In American English, advise is pronounced /ədˈvaɪz/.

How many syllables are in advise?

Advise has two syllables, /əd/ + /vaɪz/.

Where is the stress in advise?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /vaɪz/.

Do British and American English pronounce advise the same way?

Yes. Both are /ədˈvaɪz/.

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