How To Pronounce Write
write
UK
Phonemic
/raɪt/
Phonetic
[raɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/raɪt/
In British English, write is pronounced /raɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [raɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /raɪt/.
Write 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
raɪt
Write has one syllable in British English.
write + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/raɪts/
US
/raɪts/
write + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈraɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Write
Questions About Write
How do you pronounce write in British English?
In British English, write is pronounced /raɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [raɪt̚].
How do you pronounce write in American English?
In American English, write is pronounced /raɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce write the same way?
Yes. Both are /raɪt/.
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