How To Pronounce Glean
glean
UK
Phonemic
/ɡliːn/
Phonetic
[ɡlĩːn]
US
Phonemic
/ɡliːn/
In British English, glean is pronounced /ɡliːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡliːn/.
Glean 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
ɡliːn
Glean has one syllable in British English.
glean + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡliːnz/
US
/ɡliːnz/
glean + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡliːnd/
US
/ɡliːnd/
glean + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡliː.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡliː.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Glean
Questions About Glean
How do you pronounce glean in British English?
In British English, glean is pronounced /ɡliːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlĩːn].
How do you pronounce glean in American English?
In American English, glean is pronounced /ɡliːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce glean the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡliːn/.
Nearby Words
Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.
www.adroittutors.com