How To Pronounce Stiff
stiff
UK
Phonemic
/stɪf/
Phonetic
[stɪf]
US
Phonemic
/stɪf/
In British English, stiff is pronounced /stɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stɪf]. In American English, it is pronounced /stɪf/.
Stiff 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
stɪf
Stiff has one syllable in British English.
stiff + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈstɪf.ə/
US
/ˈstɪf.ɚ/
stiff + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈstɪf.ɪst/
US
/ˈstɪf.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Stiff
Questions About Stiff
How do you pronounce stiff in British English?
In British English, stiff is pronounced /stɪf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [stɪf].
How do you pronounce stiff in American English?
In American English, stiff is pronounced /stɪf/.
Do British and American English pronounce stiff the same way?
Yes. Both are /stɪf/.
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