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