How To Pronounce Reef
reef
UK
Phonemic
/riːf/
Phonetic
[riːf]
US
Phonemic
/riːf/
In British English, reef is pronounced /riːf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [riːf]. In American English, it is pronounced /riːf/.
Reef 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
riːf
Reef has one syllable in British English.
reef + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/riːfs/
US
/riːfs/
Words That Rhyme With Reef
Questions About Reef
How do you pronounce reef in British English?
In British English, reef is pronounced /riːf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [riːf].
How do you pronounce reef in American English?
In American English, reef is pronounced /riːf/.
Do British and American English pronounce reef the same way?
Yes. Both are /riːf/.
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