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