How To Pronounce Space
space
UK
Phonemic
/speɪs/
Phonetic
[speɪs]
US
Phonemic
/speɪs/
In British English, space is pronounced /speɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [speɪs]. In American English, it is pronounced /speɪs/.
Space 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
speɪs
Space has one syllable in British English.
space + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈspeɪ.sɪz/
US
/ˈspeɪ.sɪz/
space + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/speɪst/
US
/speɪst/
space + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈspeɪ.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈspeɪ.sɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Space
Questions About Space
How do you pronounce space in British English?
In British English, space is pronounced /speɪs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [speɪs].
How do you pronounce space in American English?
In American English, space is pronounced /speɪs/.
Do British and American English pronounce space the same way?
Yes. Both are /speɪs/.
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