How To Pronounce Prime
prime
UK
Phonemic
/praɪm/
Phonetic
[pr̥a͠ɪm]
US
Phonemic
/praɪm/
In British English, prime is pronounced /praɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥a͠ɪm]. In American English, it is pronounced /praɪm/.
Prime 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
praɪm
Prime has one syllable in British English.
prime + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/praɪmz/
US
/praɪmz/
prime + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/praɪmd/
US
/praɪmd/
prime + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpraɪ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.mɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Prime
Questions About Prime
How do you pronounce prime in British English?
In British English, prime is pronounced /praɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥a͠ɪm].
How do you pronounce prime in American English?
In American English, prime is pronounced /praɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce prime the same way?
Yes. Both are /praɪm/.
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