How To Pronounce Fate
fate
UK
Phonemic
/feɪt/
Phonetic
[feɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/feɪt/
In British English, fate is pronounced /feɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [feɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /feɪt/.
Fate 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
feɪt
Fate has one syllable in British English.
fate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/feɪts/
US
/feɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Fate
Questions About Fate
How do you pronounce fate in British English?
In British English, fate is pronounced /feɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [feɪt̚].
How do you pronounce fate in American English?
In American English, fate is pronounced /feɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce fate the same way?
Yes. Both are /feɪt/.
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