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