How To Pronounce Cite
cite
UK
Phonemic
/saɪt/
Phonetic
[saɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/saɪt/
In British English, cite is pronounced /saɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [saɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /saɪt/.
Cite 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
saɪt
Cite has one syllable in British English.
cite + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/saɪts/
US
/saɪts/
cite + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsaɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈsaɪ.t̯ɪd/
cite + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cite
Questions About Cite
How do you pronounce cite in British English?
In British English, cite is pronounced /saɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [saɪt̚].
How do you pronounce cite in American English?
In American English, cite is pronounced /saɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce cite the same way?
Yes. Both are /saɪt/.
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