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