How To Pronounce Praise
praise
UK
Phonemic
/preɪz/
Phonetic
[pr̥eɪz]
US
Phonemic
/preɪz/
In British English, praise is pronounced /preɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥eɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /preɪz/.
Praise 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
preɪz
Praise has one syllable in British English.
praise + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈpreɪ.zɪz/
US
/ˈpreɪ.zɪz/
praise + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/preɪzd/
US
/preɪzd/
praise + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpreɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈpreɪ.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Praise
Questions About Praise
How do you pronounce praise in British English?
In British English, praise is pronounced /preɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥eɪz].
How do you pronounce praise in American English?
In American English, praise is pronounced /preɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce praise the same way?
Yes. Both are /preɪz/.
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