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