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