How To Pronounce Site
site
UK
Phonemic
/saɪt/
Phonetic
[saɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/saɪt/
In British English, site is pronounced /saɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [saɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /saɪt/.
Site 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
saɪt
Site has one syllable in British English.
site + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/saɪts/
US
/saɪts/
site + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsaɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈsaɪ.t̯ɪd/
site + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Site
Questions About Site
How do you pronounce site in British English?
In British English, site is pronounced /saɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [saɪt̚].
How do you pronounce site in American English?
In American English, site is pronounced /saɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce site the same way?
Yes. Both are /saɪt/.
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