How To Pronounce Lives
lives
stress changesPlural of life
UK
Phonemic
/laɪvz/
Phonetic
[laɪvz]
US
Phonemic
/laɪvz/
He, she or it lives (verb)
UK
Phonemic
/lɪvz/
Phonetic
[lɪvz]
US
Phonemic
/lɪvz/
Lives has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Plural of life. It is /laɪvz/ in British English and /laɪvz/ in American English.
He, she or it lives (verb). It is /lɪvz/ in British English and /lɪvz/ in American English.
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 (Plural of life)
laɪvz
Lives has one syllable in British English.
Syllables And Stress (He, she or it lives (verb))
lɪvz
Lives has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Lives
Questions About Lives
How do you pronounce lives in British English?
Plural of life, /laɪvz/. He, she or it lives (verb), /lɪvz/.
How do you pronounce lives in American English?
Plural of life, /laɪvz/. He, she or it lives (verb), /lɪvz/.
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