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