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