How To Pronounce Glance

glance

Phonemic

/ɡlɑːns/

Phonetic

[ɡlɑ̃ːns]

Phonemic

/ɡlæns/

In British English, glance is pronounced /ɡlɑːns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɑ̃ːns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡlæns/.

Glance 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

ɡlɑːns

Glance has one syllable in British English.

glance + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.

/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪz/

/ˈɡlæn.sɪz/

glance + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.

/ɡlɑːnst/

/ɡlænst/

glance + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/

/ˈɡlæn.sɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Glance

Questions About Glance

How do you pronounce glance in British English?

In British English, glance is pronounced /ɡlɑːns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɑ̃ːns].

How do you pronounce glance in American English?

In American English, glance is pronounced /ɡlæns/.

Do British and American English pronounce glance the same way?

No. British English has /ɡlɑːns/ and American English has /ɡlæns/.

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