How To Pronounce Gaze
gaze
UK
Phonemic
/ɡeɪz/
Phonetic
[ɡeɪz]
US
Phonemic
/ɡeɪz/
In British English, gaze is pronounced /ɡeɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡeɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡeɪz/.
Gaze 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
ɡeɪz
Gaze has one syllable in British English.
gaze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/
US
/ˈɡeɪ.zɪz/
gaze + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡeɪzd/
US
/ɡeɪzd/
gaze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡeɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡeɪ.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Gaze
Questions About Gaze
How do you pronounce gaze in British English?
In British English, gaze is pronounced /ɡeɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡeɪz].
How do you pronounce gaze in American English?
In American English, gaze is pronounced /ɡeɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce gaze the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡeɪz/.
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