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