How To Pronounce Wheeze
wheeze
UK
Phonemic
/wiːz/
Phonetic
[wiːz]
US
Phonemic
/wiːz/
In British English, wheeze is pronounced /wiːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wiːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /wiːz/.
Wheeze 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
wiːz
Wheeze has one syllable in British English.
wheeze + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈwiː.zɪz/
US
/ˈwiː.zɪz/
wheeze + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/wiːzd/
US
/wiːzd/
wheeze + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈwiː.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈwiː.zɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Wheeze
Questions About Wheeze
How do you pronounce wheeze in British English?
In British English, wheeze is pronounced /wiːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wiːz].
How do you pronounce wheeze in American English?
In American English, wheeze is pronounced /wiːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce wheeze the same way?
Yes. Both are /wiːz/.
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