How To Pronounce Niece
niece
UK
Phonemic
/niːs/
Phonetic
[niːs]
US
Phonemic
/niːs/
In British English, niece is pronounced /niːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [niːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /niːs/.
Niece 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
niːs
Niece has one syllable in British English.
niece + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈniː.sɪz/
US
/ˈniː.sɪz/
Words That Rhyme With Niece
Questions About Niece
How do you pronounce niece in British English?
In British English, niece is pronounced /niːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [niːs].
How do you pronounce niece in American English?
In American English, niece is pronounced /niːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce niece the same way?
Yes. Both are /niːs/.
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