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