How To Pronounce Line
line
UK
Phonemic
/laɪn/
Phonetic
[la͠ɪn]
US
Phonemic
/laɪn/
In British English, line is pronounced /laɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [la͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /laɪn/.
Line 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
laɪn
Line has one syllable in British English.
line + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/laɪnz/
US
/laɪnz/
line + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/laɪnd/
US
/laɪnd/
line + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈlaɪ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Line
Questions About Line
How do you pronounce line in British English?
In British English, line is pronounced /laɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [la͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce line in American English?
In American English, line is pronounced /laɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce line the same way?
Yes. Both are /laɪn/.
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