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