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