How To Pronounce Remember

remember

UK
Phonemic
/rɪˈmem.bə/
Phonetic
[rɪˈmẽm.bəʴ]
US
Phonemic
/rɪˈmem.bɚ/

In British English, remember is pronounced /rɪˈmem.bə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈmẽm.bəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈmem.bɚ/.

Remember has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

rɪmembə

Remember has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.

remember + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rɪˈmem.bəz/
US
/rɪˈmem.bɚz/
remember + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rɪˈmem.bəd/
US
/rɪˈmem.bɚd/
remember + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.
UK
/rɪˈmem.bə.rɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈmem.bɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Remember

Questions About Remember

How do you pronounce remember in British English?

In British English, remember is pronounced /rɪˈmem.bə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈmẽm.bəʴ].

How do you pronounce remember in American English?

In American English, remember is pronounced /rɪˈmem.bɚ/.

How many syllables are in remember?

Remember has three syllables, /rɪ/ + /mem/ + /bə/.

Where is the stress in remember?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /mem/.

Do British and American English pronounce remember the same way?

No. British English has /rɪˈmem.bə/ and American English has /rɪˈmem.bɚ/.

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