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