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