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