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