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