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