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