How To Pronounce Glee
glee
UK
Phonemic
/ɡliː/
Phonetic
[ɡliː]
US
Phonemic
/ɡliː/
In British English, glee is pronounced /ɡliː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡliː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡliː/.
Glee 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
ɡliː
Glee has one syllable in British English.
glee + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡliːz/
US
/ɡliːz/
Words That Rhyme With Glee
Questions About Glee
How do you pronounce glee in British English?
In British English, glee is pronounced /ɡliː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡliː].
How do you pronounce glee in American English?
In American English, glee is pronounced /ɡliː/.
Do British and American English pronounce glee the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡliː/.
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