How To Pronounce Piece
piece
UK
Phonemic
/piːs/
Phonetic
[pʰiːs]
US
Phonemic
/piːs/
In British English, piece is pronounced /piːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰiːs]. In American English, it is pronounced /piːs/.
Piece 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
piːs
Piece has one syllable in British English.
piece + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈpiː.sɪz/
US
/ˈpiː.sɪz/
piece + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/piːst/
US
/piːst/
piece + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpiː.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈpiː.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Piece
Questions About Piece
How do you pronounce piece in British English?
In British English, piece is pronounced /piːs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰiːs].
How do you pronounce piece in American English?
In American English, piece is pronounced /piːs/.
Do British and American English pronounce piece the same way?
Yes. Both are /piːs/.
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