How To Pronounce Swerve

swerve

Phonemic

/swɜːv/

Phonetic

[sʷwɜːʴv]

Phonemic

/swɝːv/

In British English, swerve is pronounced /swɜːv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwɜːʴv]. In American English, it is pronounced /swɝːv/.

Swerve has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

swɜːv

Swerve has one syllable in British English.

swerve + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/swɜːvz/

/swɝːvz/

swerve + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/swɜːvd/

/swɝːvd/

swerve + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈswɜː.vɪŋ/

/ˈswɝː.vɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Swerve

Questions About Swerve

How do you pronounce swerve in British English?

In British English, swerve is pronounced /swɜːv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwɜːʴv].

How do you pronounce swerve in American English?

In American English, swerve is pronounced /swɝːv/.

Do British and American English pronounce swerve the same way?

No. British English has /swɜːv/ and American English has /swɝːv/.

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