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