How To Pronounce Tame
tame
UK
Phonemic
/teɪm/
Phonetic
[tʰe͠ɪm]
US
Phonemic
/teɪm/
In British English, tame is pronounced /teɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰe͠ɪm]. In American English, it is pronounced /teɪm/.
Tame 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
teɪm
Tame has one syllable in British English.
tame + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/teɪmz/
US
/teɪmz/
tame + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/teɪmd/
US
/teɪmd/
tame + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈteɪ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪ.mɪŋ/
tame + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈteɪ.mə/
US
/ˈteɪ.mɚ/
tame + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈteɪ.mɪst/
US
/ˈteɪ.mɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Tame
Questions About Tame
How do you pronounce tame in British English?
In British English, tame is pronounced /teɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰe͠ɪm].
How do you pronounce tame in American English?
In American English, tame is pronounced /teɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce tame the same way?
Yes. Both are /teɪm/.
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