How To Pronounce White
white
UK
Phonemic
/waɪt/
Phonetic
[waɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/waɪt/
In British English, white is pronounced /waɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [waɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /waɪt/.
White 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
waɪt
White has one syllable in British English.
white + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/waɪts/
US
/waɪts/
white + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈwaɪ.tə/
US
/ˈwaɪ.t̯ɚ/
white + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈwaɪ.tɪst/
US
/ˈwaɪ.t̯ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With White
Questions About White
How do you pronounce white in British English?
In British English, white is pronounced /waɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [waɪt̚].
How do you pronounce white in American English?
In American English, white is pronounced /waɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce white the same way?
Yes. Both are /waɪt/.
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