How To Pronounce Plane
plane
UK
Phonemic
/pleɪn/
Phonetic
[pl̥e͠ɪn]
US
Phonemic
/pleɪn/
In British English, plane is pronounced /pleɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥e͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /pleɪn/.
Plane 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
pleɪn
Plane has one syllable in British English.
plane + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/pleɪnz/
US
/pleɪnz/
Words That Rhyme With Plane
Questions About Plane
How do you pronounce plane in British English?
In British English, plane is pronounced /pleɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥e͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce plane in American English?
In American English, plane is pronounced /pleɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce plane the same way?
Yes. Both are /pleɪn/.
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