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