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