How To Pronounce Save
save
UK
Phonemic
/seɪv/
Phonetic
[seɪv]
US
Phonemic
/seɪv/
In British English, save is pronounced /seɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [seɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /seɪv/.
Save 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
seɪv
Save has one syllable in British English.
save + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/seɪvz/
US
/seɪvz/
save + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/seɪvd/
US
/seɪvd/
save + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
US
/ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Save
Questions About Save
How do you pronounce save in British English?
In British English, save is pronounced /seɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [seɪv].
How do you pronounce save in American English?
In American English, save is pronounced /seɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce save the same way?
Yes. Both are /seɪv/.
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