How To Pronounce Sneeze
sneeze
UK
Phonemic
/sniːz/
Phonetic
[sniːz]
US
Phonemic
/sniːz/
In British English, sneeze is pronounced /sniːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sniːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /sniːz/.
Sneeze 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
sniːz
Sneeze has one syllable in British English.
sneeze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈsniː.zɪz/
US
/ˈsniː.zɪz/
sneeze + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/sniːzd/
US
/sniːzd/
sneeze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsniː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈsniː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sneeze
Questions About Sneeze
How do you pronounce sneeze in British English?
In British English, sneeze is pronounced /sniːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sniːz].
How do you pronounce sneeze in American English?
In American English, sneeze is pronounced /sniːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce sneeze the same way?
Yes. Both are /sniːz/.
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