How To Pronounce Sea
sea
UK
Phonemic
/siː/
Phonetic
[siː]
US
Phonemic
/siː/
In British English, sea is pronounced /siː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [siː]. In American English, it is pronounced /siː/.
Sea 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
siː
Sea has one syllable in British English.
sea + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/siːz/
US
/siːz/
Words That Rhyme With Sea
Questions About Sea
How do you pronounce sea in British English?
In British English, sea is pronounced /siː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [siː].
How do you pronounce sea in American English?
In American English, sea is pronounced /siː/.
Do British and American English pronounce sea the same way?
Yes. Both are /siː/.
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