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