How To Pronounce Bathe
bathe
UK
Phonemic
/beɪð/
Phonetic
[beɪð]
US
Phonemic
/beɪð/
In British English, bathe is pronounced /beɪð/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beɪð]. In American English, it is pronounced /beɪð/.
Bathe 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
beɪð
Bathe has one syllable in British English.
bathe + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/beɪðz/
US
/beɪðz/
bathe + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/beɪðd/
US
/beɪðd/
bathe + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbeɪ.ðɪŋ/
US
/ˈbeɪ.ðɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bathe
Questions About Bathe
How do you pronounce bathe in British English?
In British English, bathe is pronounced /beɪð/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [beɪð].
How do you pronounce bathe in American English?
In American English, bathe is pronounced /beɪð/.
Do British and American English pronounce bathe the same way?
Yes. Both are /beɪð/.
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