How To Pronounce Jeer

jeer

Phonemic

/dʒɪə/

Phonetic

[dʒɪəʴ]

Phonemic

/dʒɪr/

In British English, jeer is pronounced /dʒɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒɪəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒɪr/.

Jeer 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

dʒɪə

Jeer has one syllable in British English.

jeer + -s

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

/dʒɪəz/

/dʒɪrz/

jeer + -ed

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

/dʒɪəd/

/dʒɪrd/

jeer + -ing

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

/ˈdʒɪə.rɪŋ/

/ˈdʒɪr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Jeer

Questions About Jeer

How do you pronounce jeer in British English?

In British English, jeer is pronounced /dʒɪə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒɪəʴ].

How do you pronounce jeer in American English?

In American English, jeer is pronounced /dʒɪr/.

Do British and American English pronounce jeer the same way?

No. British English has /dʒɪə/ and American English has /dʒɪr/.

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