How To Pronounce Blare

blare

Phonemic

/bleə/

Phonetic

[bleəʴ]

Phonemic

/bler/

In British English, blare is pronounced /bleə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bleəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /bler/.

Blare has one 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

bleə

Blare has one syllable in British English.

blare + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/bleəz/

/blerz/

blare + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/bleəd/

/blerd/

blare + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈbleə.rɪŋ/

/ˈbler.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Blare

Questions About Blare

How do you pronounce blare in British English?

In British English, blare is pronounced /bleə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bleəʴ].

How do you pronounce blare in American English?

In American English, blare is pronounced /bler/.

Do British and American English pronounce blare the same way?

No. British English has /bleə/ and American English has /bler/.

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