How To Pronounce Lime
lime
UK
Phonemic
/laɪm/
Phonetic
[la͠ɪm]
US
Phonemic
/laɪm/
In British English, lime is pronounced /laɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [la͠ɪm]. In American English, it is pronounced /laɪm/.
Lime 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
laɪm
Lime has one syllable in British English.
lime + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/laɪmz/
US
/laɪmz/
Words That Rhyme With Lime
Questions About Lime
How do you pronounce lime in British English?
In British English, lime is pronounced /laɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [la͠ɪm].
How do you pronounce lime in American English?
In American English, lime is pronounced /laɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce lime the same way?
Yes. Both are /laɪm/.
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