How To Pronounce Rife
rife
UK
Phonemic
/raɪf/
Phonetic
[raɪf]
US
Phonemic
/raɪf/
In British English, rife is pronounced /raɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [raɪf]. In American English, it is pronounced /raɪf/.
Rife 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
raɪf
Rife has one syllable in British English.
rife + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈraɪ.fə/
US
/ˈraɪ.fɚ/
rife + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈraɪ.fɪst/
US
/ˈraɪ.fɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Rife
Questions About Rife
How do you pronounce rife in British English?
In British English, rife is pronounced /raɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [raɪf].
How do you pronounce rife in American English?
In American English, rife is pronounced /raɪf/.
Do British and American English pronounce rife the same way?
Yes. Both are /raɪf/.
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