How To Pronounce Blaze
blaze
UK
Phonemic
/bleɪz/
Phonetic
[bleɪz]
US
Phonemic
/bleɪz/
In British English, blaze is pronounced /bleɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bleɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /bleɪz/.
Blaze 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
bleɪz
Blaze has one syllable in British English.
blaze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbleɪ.zɪz/
US
/ˈbleɪ.zɪz/
blaze + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/bleɪzd/
US
/bleɪzd/
blaze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbleɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈbleɪ.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Blaze
Questions About Blaze
How do you pronounce blaze in British English?
In British English, blaze is pronounced /bleɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bleɪz].
How do you pronounce blaze in American English?
In American English, blaze is pronounced /bleɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce blaze the same way?
Yes. Both are /bleɪz/.
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