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