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