How To Pronounce Rate
rate
UK
Phonemic
/reɪt/
Phonetic
[reɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/reɪt/
In British English, rate is pronounced /reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [reɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /reɪt/.
Rate 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
reɪt
Rate has one syllable in British English.
rate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/reɪts/
US
/reɪts/
rate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈreɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈreɪ.t̯ɪd/
rate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈreɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈreɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Rate
Questions About Rate
How do you pronounce rate in British English?
In British English, rate is pronounced /reɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [reɪt̚].
How do you pronounce rate in American English?
In American English, rate is pronounced /reɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce rate the same way?
Yes. Both are /reɪt/.
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