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