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