How To Pronounce Crane
crane
UK
Phonemic
/kreɪn/
Phonetic
[kr̥e͠ɪn]
US
Phonemic
/kreɪn/
In British English, crane is pronounced /kreɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥e͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /kreɪn/.
Crane 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
kreɪn
Crane has one syllable in British English.
crane + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kreɪnz/
US
/kreɪnz/
crane + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kreɪnd/
US
/kreɪnd/
crane + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkreɪ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈkreɪ.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Crane
Questions About Crane
How do you pronounce crane in British English?
In British English, crane is pronounced /kreɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kr̥e͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce crane in American English?
In American English, crane is pronounced /kreɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce crane the same way?
Yes. Both are /kreɪn/.
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