How To Pronounce Make
make
UK
Phonemic
/meɪk/
Phonetic
[meɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/meɪk/
In British English, make is pronounced /meɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [meɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /meɪk/.
Make 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
meɪk
Make has one syllable in British English.
make + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/meɪks/
US
/meɪks/
make + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Make
Questions About Make
How do you pronounce make in British English?
In British English, make is pronounced /meɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [meɪk̚].
How do you pronounce make in American English?
In American English, make is pronounced /meɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce make the same way?
Yes. Both are /meɪk/.
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