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