How To Pronounce Subscribe

subscribe

UK
Phonemic
/səbˈskraɪb/
Phonetic
[səbˈskr̥aɪb̚]
US
Phonemic
/səbˈskraɪb/

In British English, subscribe is pronounced /səbˈskraɪb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səbˈskr̥aɪb̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /səbˈskraɪb/.

Subscribe has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

səbskraɪb

Subscribe has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

subscribe + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/səbˈskraɪbz/
US
/səbˈskraɪbz/
subscribe + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/səbˈskraɪbd/
US
/səbˈskraɪbd/
subscribe + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/səbˈskraɪ.bɪŋ/
US
/səbˈskraɪ.bɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Subscribe

Questions About Subscribe

How do you pronounce subscribe in British English?

In British English, subscribe is pronounced /səbˈskraɪb/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səbˈskr̥aɪb̚].

How do you pronounce subscribe in American English?

In American English, subscribe is pronounced /səbˈskraɪb/.

How many syllables are in subscribe?

Subscribe has two syllables, /səb/ + /skraɪb/.

Where is the stress in subscribe?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /skraɪb/.

Do British and American English pronounce subscribe the same way?

Yes. Both are /səbˈskraɪb/.

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