How To Pronounce Hire

hire

Phonemic

/haɪə/or/ˈhaɪ.ə/

Phonetic

[haɪəʴ]

Phonemic

/haɪr/

In British English, hire is pronounced /haɪə/ or /ˈhaɪ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /haɪr/.

Hire has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

haɪə

Hire has one syllable in British English.

hire + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/haɪəz/or/ˈhaɪ.əz/

/haɪrz/

hire + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/haɪəd/or/ˈhaɪ.əd/

/haɪrd/

hire + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈhaɪə.rɪŋ/or/ˈhaɪ.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈhaɪr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Hire

Questions About Hire

How do you pronounce hire in British English?

In British English, hire is pronounced /haɪə/ or /ˈhaɪ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [haɪəʴ].

How do you pronounce hire in American English?

In American English, hire is pronounced /haɪr/.

Do British and American English pronounce hire the same way?

No. British English has /haɪə/ and American English has /haɪr/.

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