How To Pronounce Freeze
freeze
UK
Phonemic
/friːz/
Phonetic
[fr̥iːz]
US
Phonemic
/friːz/
In British English, freeze is pronounced /friːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥iːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /friːz/.
Freeze 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
friːz
Freeze has one syllable in British English.
freeze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfriː.zɪz/
US
/ˈfriː.zɪz/
freeze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfriː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈfriː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Freeze
Questions About Freeze
How do you pronounce freeze in British English?
In British English, freeze is pronounced /friːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥iːz].
How do you pronounce freeze in American English?
In American English, freeze is pronounced /friːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce freeze the same way?
Yes. Both are /friːz/.
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