How To Pronounce Cave
cave
UK
Phonemic
/keɪv/
Phonetic
[kʰeɪv]
US
Phonemic
/keɪv/
In British English, cave is pronounced /keɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰeɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /keɪv/.
Cave 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
keɪv
Cave has one syllable in British English.
cave + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/keɪvz/
US
/keɪvz/
Words That Rhyme With Cave
Questions About Cave
How do you pronounce cave in British English?
In British English, cave is pronounced /keɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰeɪv].
How do you pronounce cave in American English?
In American English, cave is pronounced /keɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce cave the same way?
Yes. Both are /keɪv/.
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