How To Pronounce Phase
phase
UK
Phonemic
/feɪz/
Phonetic
[feɪz]
US
Phonemic
/feɪz/
In British English, phase is pronounced /feɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [feɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /feɪz/.
Phase 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
feɪz
Phase has one syllable in British English.
phase + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈfeɪ.zɪz/
US
/ˈfeɪ.zɪz/
phase + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/feɪzd/
US
/feɪzd/
phase + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfeɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈfeɪ.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Phase
Questions About Phase
How do you pronounce phase in British English?
In British English, phase is pronounced /feɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [feɪz].
How do you pronounce phase in American English?
In American English, phase is pronounced /feɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce phase the same way?
Yes. Both are /feɪz/.
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