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