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