How To Pronounce High
high
UK
Phonemic
/haɪ/
Phonetic
[haɪ]
US
Phonemic
/haɪ/
In British English, high is pronounced /haɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /haɪ/.
High 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
haɪ
High has one syllable in British English.
high + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈhaɪ.ə/
US
/ˈhaɪ.ɚ/
high + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈhaɪ.ɪst/
US
/ˈhaɪ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With High
Questions About High
How do you pronounce high in British English?
In British English, high is pronounced /haɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪ].
How do you pronounce high in American English?
In American English, high is pronounced /haɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce high the same way?
Yes. Both are /haɪ/.
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