How To Pronounce Rove

rove

Phonemic

/rəʊv/

Phonetic

[rəʊv]

Phonemic

/roʊv/

In British English, rove is pronounced /rəʊv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊv]. In American English, it is pronounced /roʊv/.

Rove has one 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

rəʊv

Rove has one syllable in British English.

rove + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/rəʊvz/

/roʊvz/

rove + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/rəʊvd/

/roʊvd/

rove + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈrəʊ.vɪŋ/

/ˈroʊ.vɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Rove

Questions About Rove

How do you pronounce rove in British English?

In British English, rove is pronounced /rəʊv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəʊv].

How do you pronounce rove in American English?

In American English, rove is pronounced /roʊv/.

Do British and American English pronounce rove the same way?

No. British English has /rəʊv/ and American English has /roʊv/.

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