How To Pronounce Base
base
UK
Phonemic
/beɪs/
Phonetic
[beɪs]
US
Phonemic
/beɪs/
In British English, base is pronounced /beɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /beɪs/.
Base 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
beɪs
Base has one syllable in British English.
base + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbeɪ.sɪz/
US
/ˈbeɪ.sɪz/
base + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/beɪst/
US
/beɪst/
base + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbeɪ.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈbeɪ.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Base
Questions About Base
How do you pronounce base in British English?
In British English, base is pronounced /beɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beɪs].
How do you pronounce base in American English?
In American English, base is pronounced /beɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce base the same way?
Yes. Both are /beɪs/.
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