How To Pronounce Vague
vague
UK
Phonemic
/veɪɡ/
Phonetic
[veɪɡ̚]
US
Phonemic
/veɪɡ/
In British English, vague is pronounced /veɪɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [veɪɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /veɪɡ/.
Vague 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
veɪɡ
Vague has one syllable in British English.
vague + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈveɪ.ɡə/
US
/ˈveɪ.ɡɚ/
vague + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈveɪ.ɡɪst/
US
/ˈveɪ.ɡɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Vague
Questions About Vague
How do you pronounce vague in British English?
In British English, vague is pronounced /veɪɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [veɪɡ̚].
How do you pronounce vague in American English?
In American English, vague is pronounced /veɪɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce vague the same way?
Yes. Both are /veɪɡ/.
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