How To Pronounce Dress
dress
UK
Phonemic
/dres/
Phonetic
[dres]
US
Phonemic
/dres/
In British English, dress is pronounced /dres/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dres]. In American English, it is pronounced /dres/.
Dress 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
dres
Dress has one syllable in British English.
dress + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈdres.ɪz/
US
/ˈdres.ɪz/
dress + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/drest/
US
/drest/
dress + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdres.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈdres.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Dress
Questions About Dress
How do you pronounce dress in British English?
In British English, dress is pronounced /dres/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dres].
How do you pronounce dress in American English?
In American English, dress is pronounced /dres/.
Do British and American English pronounce dress the same way?
Yes. Both are /dres/.
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