How To Pronounce Glimpse
glimpse
UK
Phonemic
/ɡlɪmps/
Phonetic
[ɡlɪ̃mps]
US
Phonemic
/ɡlɪmps/
In British English, glimpse is pronounced /ɡlɪmps/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɪ̃mps]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡlɪmps/.
Glimpse 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
ɡlɪmps
Glimpse has one syllable in British English.
glimpse + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈɡlɪmp.sɪz/
US
/ˈɡlɪmp.sɪz/
glimpse + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡlɪmpst/
US
/ɡlɪmpst/
glimpse + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡlɪmp.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡlɪmp.sɪŋ/
Questions About Glimpse
How do you pronounce glimpse in British English?
In British English, glimpse is pronounced /ɡlɪmps/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡlɪ̃mps].
How do you pronounce glimpse in American English?
In American English, glimpse is pronounced /ɡlɪmps/.
Do British and American English pronounce glimpse the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡlɪmps/.
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