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