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