How To Pronounce Bite
bite
UK
Phonemic
/baɪt/
Phonetic
[baɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/baɪt/
In British English, bite is pronounced /baɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /baɪt/.
Bite 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
baɪt
Bite has one syllable in British English.
bite + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/baɪts/
US
/baɪts/
bite + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈbaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bite
Questions About Bite
How do you pronounce bite in British English?
In British English, bite is pronounced /baɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [baɪt̚].
How do you pronounce bite in American English?
In American English, bite is pronounced /baɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce bite the same way?
Yes. Both are /baɪt/.
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