How To Pronounce Kite
kite
UK
Phonemic
/kaɪt/
Phonetic
[kʰaɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kaɪt/
In British English, kite is pronounced /kaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰaɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kaɪt/.
Kite 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
kaɪt
Kite has one syllable in British English.
kite + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kaɪts/
US
/kaɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Kite
Questions About Kite
How do you pronounce kite in British English?
In British English, kite is pronounced /kaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰaɪt̚].
How do you pronounce kite in American English?
In American English, kite is pronounced /kaɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce kite the same way?
Yes. Both are /kaɪt/.
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