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