How To Pronounce Knife
knife
UK
Phonemic
/naɪf/
Phonetic
[naɪf]
US
Phonemic
/naɪf/
In British English, knife is pronounced /naɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naɪf]. In American English, it is pronounced /naɪf/.
Knife 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
naɪf
Knife has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Knife
Questions About Knife
How do you pronounce knife in British English?
In British English, knife is pronounced /naɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naɪf].
How do you pronounce knife in American English?
In American English, knife is pronounced /naɪf/.
Do British and American English pronounce knife the same way?
Yes. Both are /naɪf/.
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