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