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