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