How To Pronounce Lean
lean
UK
Phonemic
/liːn/
Phonetic
[lĩːn]
US
Phonemic
/liːn/
In British English, lean is pronounced /liːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /liːn/.
Lean 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
liːn
Lean has one syllable in British English.
lean + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/liːnz/
US
/liːnz/
lean + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/liːnd/
US
/liːnd/
lean + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈliː.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈliː.nɪŋ/
lean + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈliː.nə/
US
/ˈliː.nɚ/
lean + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈliː.nɪst/
US
/ˈliː.nɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Lean
Questions About Lean
How do you pronounce lean in British English?
In British English, lean is pronounced /liːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lĩːn].
How do you pronounce lean in American English?
In American English, lean is pronounced /liːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce lean the same way?
Yes. Both are /liːn/.
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