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