How To Pronounce Lame
lame
UK
Phonemic
/leɪm/
Phonetic
[le͠ɪm]
US
Phonemic
/leɪm/
In British English, lame is pronounced /leɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [le͠ɪm]. In American English, it is pronounced /leɪm/.
Lame 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
leɪm
Lame has one syllable in British English.
lame + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈleɪ.mə/
US
/ˈleɪ.mɚ/
lame + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈleɪ.mɪst/
US
/ˈleɪ.mɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Lame
Questions About Lame
How do you pronounce lame in British English?
In British English, lame is pronounced /leɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [le͠ɪm].
How do you pronounce lame in American English?
In American English, lame is pronounced /leɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce lame the same way?
Yes. Both are /leɪm/.
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