How To Pronounce Gear

gear

Phonemic

/ɡɪə/

Phonetic

[ɡɪəʴ]

Phonemic

/ɡɪr/

In British English, gear is pronounced /ɡɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɪəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɪr/.

Gear has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

ɡɪə

Gear has one syllable in British English.

gear + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɡɪəz/

/ɡɪrz/

gear + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɡɪəd/

/ɡɪrd/

gear + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈɡɪə.rɪŋ/

/ˈɡɪr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Gear

Questions About Gear

How do you pronounce gear in British English?

In British English, gear is pronounced /ɡɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɪəʴ].

How do you pronounce gear in American English?

In American English, gear is pronounced /ɡɪr/.

Do British and American English pronounce gear the same way?

No. British English has /ɡɪə/ and American English has /ɡɪr/.

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