How To Pronounce Plate
plate
UK
Phonemic
/pleɪt/
Phonetic
[pl̥eɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/pleɪt/
In British English, plate is pronounced /pleɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pleɪt/.
Plate 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
pleɪt
Plate has one syllable in British English.
plate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pleɪts/
US
/pleɪts/
plate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈpleɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈpleɪ.t̯ɪd/
plate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpleɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈpleɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Plate
Questions About Plate
How do you pronounce plate in British English?
In British English, plate is pronounced /pleɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce plate in American English?
In American English, plate is pronounced /pleɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce plate the same way?
Yes. Both are /pleɪt/.
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