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