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