How To Pronounce Thieves

thieves

UK
Phonemic
/θiːvz/
Phonetic
[θiːvz]
US
Phonemic
/θiːvz/

In British English, thieves is pronounced /θiːvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θiːvz]. In American English, it is pronounced /θiːvz/.

Thieves 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

θiːvz

Thieves has one syllable in British English.

Words That Rhyme With Thieves

Questions About Thieves

How do you pronounce thieves in British English?

In British English, thieves is pronounced /θiːvz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θiːvz].

How do you pronounce thieves in American English?

In American English, thieves is pronounced /θiːvz/.

Do British and American English pronounce thieves the same way?

Yes. Both are /θiːvz/.

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