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