How To Pronounce Care

care

Phonemic

/keə/

Phonetic

[kʰeəʴ]

Phonemic

/ker/

In British English, care is pronounced /keə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰeəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ker/.

Care 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

keə

Care has one syllable in British English.

care + -s

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

/keəz/

/kerz/

care + -ed

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

/keəd/

/kerd/

care + -ing

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

/ˈkeə.rɪŋ/

/ˈker.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Care

Questions About Care

How do you pronounce care in British English?

In British English, care is pronounced /keə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰeəʴ].

How do you pronounce care in American English?

In American English, care is pronounced /ker/.

Do British and American English pronounce care the same way?

No. British English has /keə/ and American English has /ker/.

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