How To Pronounce Pare

pare

Phonemic

/peə/

Phonetic

[pʰeəʴ]

Phonemic

/per/

In British English, pare is pronounced /peə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /per/.

Pare has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

peə

Pare has one syllable in British English.

pare + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/peəz/

/perz/

pare + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/peəd/

/perd/

pare + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈpeə.rɪŋ/

/ˈper.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Pare

Questions About Pare

How do you pronounce pare in British English?

In British English, pare is pronounced /peə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeəʴ].

How do you pronounce pare in American English?

In American English, pare is pronounced /per/.

Do British and American English pronounce pare the same way?

No. British English has /peə/ and American English has /per/.

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