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