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