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