How To Pronounce Mess
mess
UK
Phonemic
/mes/
Phonetic
[mes]
US
Phonemic
/mes/
In British English, mess is pronounced /mes/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mes]. In American English, it is pronounced /mes/.
Mess 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
mes
Mess has one syllable in British English.
mess + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈmes.ɪz/
US
/ˈmes.ɪz/
mess + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/mest/
US
/mest/
mess + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈmes.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈmes.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Mess
Questions About Mess
How do you pronounce mess in British English?
In British English, mess is pronounced /mes/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mes].
How do you pronounce mess in American English?
In American English, mess is pronounced /mes/.
Do British and American English pronounce mess the same way?
Yes. Both are /mes/.
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