How To Pronounce Spite
spite
UK
Phonemic
/spaɪt/
Phonetic
[spaɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/spaɪt/
In British English, spite is pronounced /spaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spaɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /spaɪt/.
Spite 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
spaɪt
Spite has one syllable in British English.
spite + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/spaɪts/
US
/spaɪts/
spite + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈspaɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈspaɪ.t̯ɪd/
spite + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈspaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈspaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Spite
Questions About Spite
How do you pronounce spite in British English?
In British English, spite is pronounced /spaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spaɪt̚].
How do you pronounce spite in American English?
In American English, spite is pronounced /spaɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce spite the same way?
Yes. Both are /spaɪt/.
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