How To Pronounce Theme
theme
UK
Phonemic
/θiːm/
Phonetic
[θĩːm]
US
Phonemic
/θiːm/
In British English, theme is pronounced /θiːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θĩːm]. In American English, it is pronounced /θiːm/.
Theme 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
θiːm
Theme has one syllable in British English.
theme + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θiːmz/
US
/θiːmz/
Words That Rhyme With Theme
Questions About Theme
How do you pronounce theme in British English?
In British English, theme is pronounced /θiːm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θĩːm].
How do you pronounce theme in American English?
In American English, theme is pronounced /θiːm/.
Do British and American English pronounce theme the same way?
Yes. Both are /θiːm/.
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