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