How To Pronounce Bless
bless
UK
Phonemic
/bles/
Phonetic
[bles]
US
Phonemic
/bles/
In British English, bless is pronounced /bles/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bles]. In American English, it is pronounced /bles/.
Bless 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
bles
Bless has one syllable in British English.
bless + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈbles.ɪz/
US
/ˈbles.ɪz/
bless + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/blest/
US
/blest/
bless + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbles.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbles.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bless
Questions About Bless
How do you pronounce bless in British English?
In British English, bless is pronounced /bles/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bles].
How do you pronounce bless in American English?
In American English, bless is pronounced /bles/.
Do British and American English pronounce bless the same way?
Yes. Both are /bles/.
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