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