How To Pronounce Rise
rise
UK
Phonemic
/raɪz/
Phonetic
[raɪz]
US
Phonemic
/raɪz/
In British English, rise is pronounced /raɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [raɪz]. In American English, it is pronounced /raɪz/.
Rise 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
raɪz
Rise has one syllable in British English.
rise + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈraɪ.zɪz/
US
/ˈraɪ.zɪz/
rise + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Rise
Questions About Rise
How do you pronounce rise in British English?
In British English, rise is pronounced /raɪz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [raɪz].
How do you pronounce rise in American English?
In American English, rise is pronounced /raɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce rise the same way?
Yes. Both are /raɪz/.
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