How To Pronounce Appease

appease

UK
Phonemic
/əˈpiːz/
Phonetic
[əˈpʰiːz]
US
Phonemic
/əˈpiːz/

In British English, appease is pronounced /əˈpiːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈpʰiːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈpiːz/.

Appease 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

əpiːz

Appease 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.

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

Words That Rhyme With Appease

Questions About Appease

How do you pronounce appease in British English?

In British English, appease is pronounced /əˈpiːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈpʰiːz].

How do you pronounce appease in American English?

In American English, appease is pronounced /əˈpiːz/.

How many syllables are in appease?

Appease has two syllables, /ə/ + /piːz/.

Where is the stress in appease?

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

Do British and American English pronounce appease the same way?

Yes. Both are /əˈpiːz/.

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