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How To Pronounce Archive

archive

UK
Phonemic
/ˈɑː.kaɪv/
Phonetic
[ˈɑːʴ.kaɪv]
US
Phonemic
/ˈɑːr.kaɪv/

In British English, archive is pronounced /ˈɑː.kaɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɑːʴ.kaɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɑːr.kaɪv/.

Archive has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɑːkaɪv

Archive has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

archive + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈɑː.kaɪvz/
US
/ˈɑːr.kaɪvz/
archive + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈɑː.kaɪvd/
US
/ˈɑːr.kaɪvd/
archive + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɑː.kaɪ.vɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑːr.kaɪ.vɪŋ/

Questions About Archive

How do you pronounce archive in British English?

In British English, archive is pronounced /ˈɑː.kaɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɑːʴ.kaɪv].

How do you pronounce archive in American English?

In American English, archive is pronounced /ˈɑːr.kaɪv/.

How many syllables are in archive?

Archive has two syllables, /ɑː/ + /kaɪv/.

Where is the stress in archive?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɑː/.

Do British and American English pronounce archive the same way?

No. British English has /ˈɑː.kaɪv/ and American English has /ˈɑːr.kaɪv/.

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