How To Pronounce Scare

scare

Phonemic

/skeə/

Phonetic

[skeəʴ]

Phonemic

/sker/

In British English, scare is pronounced /skeə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skeəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /sker/.

Scare 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

skeə

Scare has one syllable in British English.

scare + -s

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

/skeəz/

/skerz/

scare + -ed

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

/skeəd/

/skerd/

scare + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈskeə.rɪŋ/

/ˈsker.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Scare

Questions About Scare

How do you pronounce scare in British English?

In British English, scare is pronounced /skeə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skeəʴ].

How do you pronounce scare in American English?

In American English, scare is pronounced /sker/.

Do British and American English pronounce scare the same way?

No. British English has /skeə/ and American English has /sker/.

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