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