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