How To Pronounce Glare

glare

Phonemic

/ɡleə/

Phonetic

[ɡleəʴ]

Phonemic

/ɡler/

In British English, glare is pronounced /ɡleə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡleəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡler/.

Glare 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

ɡleə

Glare has one syllable in British English.

glare + -s

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

/ɡleəz/

/ɡlerz/

glare + -ed

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

/ɡleəd/

/ɡlerd/

glare + -ing

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

/ˈɡleə.rɪŋ/

/ˈɡler.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Glare

Questions About Glare

How do you pronounce glare in British English?

In British English, glare is pronounced /ɡleə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡleəʴ].

How do you pronounce glare in American English?

In American English, glare is pronounced /ɡler/.

Do British and American English pronounce glare the same way?

No. British English has /ɡleə/ and American English has /ɡler/.

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