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