How To Pronounce Paste
paste
UK
Phonemic
/peɪst/
Phonetic
[pʰeɪst̚]
US
Phonemic
/peɪst/
In British English, paste is pronounced /peɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeɪst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /peɪst/.
Paste 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
peɪst
Paste has one syllable in British English.
paste + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/peɪsts/
US
/peɪsts/
paste + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈpeɪs.tɪd/
US
/ˈpeɪs.tɪd/
paste + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpeɪs.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈpeɪs.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Paste
Questions About Paste
How do you pronounce paste in British English?
In British English, paste is pronounced /peɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeɪst̚].
How do you pronounce paste in American English?
In American English, paste is pronounced /peɪst/.
Do British and American English pronounce paste the same way?
Yes. Both are /peɪst/.
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