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