How To Pronounce Scarce

scarce

Phonemic

/skeəs/

Phonetic

[skeəʴs]

Phonemic

/skers/

In British English, scarce is pronounced /skeəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skeəʴs]. In American English, it is pronounced /skers/.

Scarce 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

skeəs

Scarce has one syllable in British English.

scarce + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈskeə.sə/

/ˈsker.sɚ/

scarce + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈskeə.sɪst/

/ˈsker.sɪst/

Questions About Scarce

How do you pronounce scarce in British English?

In British English, scarce is pronounced /skeəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skeəʴs].

How do you pronounce scarce in American English?

In American English, scarce is pronounced /skers/.

Do British and American English pronounce scarce the same way?

No. British English has /skeəs/ and American English has /skers/.

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