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