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