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