How To Pronounce Nice
nice
UK
Phonemic
/naɪs/
Phonetic
[naɪs]
US
Phonemic
/naɪs/
In British English, nice is pronounced /naɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /naɪs/.
Nice 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
naɪs
Nice has one syllable in British English.
nice + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈnaɪ.sə/
US
/ˈnaɪ.sɚ/
nice + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈnaɪ.sɪst/
US
/ˈnaɪ.sɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Nice
Questions About Nice
How do you pronounce nice in British English?
In British English, nice is pronounced /naɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naɪs].
How do you pronounce nice in American English?
In American English, nice is pronounced /naɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce nice the same way?
Yes. Both are /naɪs/.
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