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