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