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