How To Pronounce Strain
strain
UK
Phonemic
/streɪn/
Phonetic
[str̥e͠ɪn]
US
Phonemic
/streɪn/
In British English, strain is pronounced /streɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥e͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /streɪn/.
Strain 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
streɪn
Strain has one syllable in British English.
strain + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/streɪnz/
US
/streɪnz/
strain + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/streɪnd/
US
/streɪnd/
strain + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈstreɪ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈstreɪ.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Strain
Questions About Strain
How do you pronounce strain in British English?
In British English, strain is pronounced /streɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥e͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce strain in American English?
In American English, strain is pronounced /streɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce strain the same way?
Yes. Both are /streɪn/.
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