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