How To Pronounce Sniff
sniff
UK
Phonemic
/snɪf/
Phonetic
[snɪf]
US
Phonemic
/snɪf/
In British English, sniff is pronounced /snɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snɪf]. In American English, it is pronounced /snɪf/.
Sniff 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
snɪf
Sniff has one syllable in British English.
sniff + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/snɪfs/
US
/snɪfs/
sniff + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/snɪft/
US
/snɪft/
sniff + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsnɪf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈsnɪf.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sniff
Questions About Sniff
How do you pronounce sniff in British English?
In British English, sniff is pronounced /snɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snɪf].
How do you pronounce sniff in American English?
In American English, sniff is pronounced /snɪf/.
Do British and American English pronounce sniff the same way?
Yes. Both are /snɪf/.
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