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