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