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