How To Pronounce Pave
pave
UK
Phonemic
/peɪv/
Phonetic
[pʰeɪv]
US
Phonemic
/peɪv/
In British English, pave is pronounced /peɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /peɪv/.
Pave 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
peɪv
Pave has one syllable in British English.
pave + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/peɪvz/
US
/peɪvz/
pave + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/peɪvd/
US
/peɪvd/
pave + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpeɪ.vɪŋ/
US
/ˈpeɪ.vɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Pave
Questions About Pave
How do you pronounce pave in British English?
In British English, pave is pronounced /peɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰeɪv].
How do you pronounce pave in American English?
In American English, pave is pronounced /peɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce pave the same way?
Yes. Both are /peɪv/.
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