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