American and British English pronunciation differences

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Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into:

differences in accent (i.e. phoneme inventory and realisation). See differences between General American and Received Pronunciation for the standard accents in the United States and Britain; for information about other accents see regional accents of English speakers.
differences in the pronunciation of individual words in the lexicon (i.e. phoneme distribution). In this article, transcriptions use Received Pronunciation (RP) to represent BrE and General American (GAm) and to represent AmE.

In the following discussion

superscript ^A2 after a word indicates the BrE pronunciation of the word is a common variant in AmE
superscript ^B2 after a word indicates the AmE pronunciation of the word is a common variant in BrE

1 Stress
2 Affixes
3 Weak forms
4 Miscellaneous pronunciation differences
- 4.1 Single differences
- 4.2 Multiple differences
5 References

Stress

French stress

For many loanwords from French where AmE has final-syllable stress, BrE stresses an earlier syllable. Such words include:

BrE first-syllable stress: adult^A2,B2, ballet^A2, baton, beret, bidet, blasé, brevet^A2, brochure^B2, buffet, café^A2, canard^B2, chagrin, chalet^A2, chauffeur^A2,B2, chiffon, cliché^B2, coupé, croissant, debris^B2, debut, décor, detail^A2, détente^B2, flambé, frappé, garage^B2, gateau, gourmet^A2, lamé, montage^A2, parquet, pastel, pastille, pâté, précis, sachet, salon, soupçon, vaccine; matinée, négligée, nonchalant, nondescript; also some French names, including Bernard^B2, Calais, Degas, Dijon, Dumas, Francoise, Manet^A2, Maurice, Monet^A2, Pauline, Renault, René^B2, Renoir, Rimbaud, Delacroix^B2.
BrE second-syllable stress: attaché, consommé, décolleté, déclassé, De Beauvoir, Debussy, démodé, denouement, distingué, Dubonnet, escargot, exposé, fiancé(e)^A2, retroussé

A few French words have other stress differences:

AmE first-syllable, BrE last-syllable: address^A2 (postal), moustache^A2; cigarette^A2, limousine^B2, magazine^B2,
AmE first-syllable, BrE second-syllable: liaison^A2, macramé, Renaissance (AmE also final-syllable stress)
AmE second-syllable, BrE last-syllable: New Orleans^A2

-ate and -atory

Most 2-syllable verbs ending -ate have first-syllable stress in AmE and second-syllable stress in BrE. This includes castrate, dictate^A2, donate^A2, locate^A2, mandate^B2, migrate, placate, prostrate, pulsate, rotate, serrate^A2,B2, spectate, striated, translate^A2, vacate, vibrate; in the case of cremate, narrate, placate, the first vowel is in addition reduced to /ə/ in BrE. Examples where AmE and BrE match include create, debate, equate, elate, negate, orate, relate with second-syllable stress (though in American usage, orate occasionally attracts first-syllable stress); and mandate and probate with first-syllable stress. Derived nouns in -ator may retain the distinction, but those in -ation do not. Also, migratory^A2 and vibratory retain the distinction.

Most longer -ate verbs are pronounced the same in AmE and BrE, but a few have first-syllable stress in BrE and second-syllable stress in AmE: elongate, infiltrate^A2, remonstrate^A2, tergiversate. However, some derived adjectives ending -atory have a difference, as stress shifting to -at- can occur in BrE with the final vowel sound being omitted, in this case, the 'o'. Among these cases are regulatory^B2 /ˌrɛɡ.jʊˈleɪ.tər.i/, celebratory^A2 /ˌsɛl.ɨˈbreɪ.tər.i/, participatory^B2 /pɑːˌtɪ.sɨˈpeɪ.tər.i/, where AmE stresses the same syllable as the corresponding -ate verb; and compensatory /kəmˈpɛnsətɔːri/, where AmE stresses the second syllable.

A further -atory difference is laboratory: AmE /ˈlæb.rə.tɔːr.i/ and BrE /ləˈbɒr.ə.tri/.

Miscellaneous stress

There are a number of cases where same-spelled noun, verb and/or adjective have uniform stress in one dialect but distinct stress in the other (e.g. alternate, prospect): see initial-stress-derived noun.

The following table lists words where the only difference between AmE and BrE is in stress (possibly with a consequent reduction of the unstressed vowel). Words with other points of difference are listed in a later table.

BrE: 1st
AmE: 2nd
words with relevant syllable stressed in each dialect: caffeine, cannot^A2, casein, Kathleen, Suez^A2, communal, escalope^A2,B2, harass^A2, omega, paprika^A2,B2, patina, subaltern, stalactite, stalagmite, Thanksgiving^A2,B2, transference, aristocrat^A2,B2, kilometre/kilometer^B2

BrE: 2nd
AmE: 1st
words with relevant syllable stressed in each dialect: defense (sport), guffaw^A2, ice cream^A2,B2, guru, mama, papa, pretense^A2, princess^A2,B2, weekend^B2, Canton, angina^A2, Augustine^A2, Bushido^A2, Ghanaian, Lofoten^B2, marshmallow, patronal, spread-eagle, controversy, formidable^B2, hospitable^A2,B2, miscellany, predicative, saxophonist^B2, submariner^A2, ancillary, capillary, catenary, corollary, fritillary, medullary, advertisement

BrE: 1st
AmE: 3rd
words with relevant syllable stressed in each dialect: premature, opportune

BrE: 3rd
AmE: 1st
words with relevant syllable stressed in each dialect: margarine, Pyrenees^B2, cockatoo

BrE: 3rd
AmE: 2nd
words with relevant syllable stressed in each dialect: arytenoid^A2, oregano, obscurantist^A2

Affixes

-ary -ery -ory -bury, -berry, -mony

Where the syllable preceding -ary,-ery or -ory is stressed, AmE pronounce all these endings /əriː/, while BrE pronounce these endings without the vowel sound, similar to that of atory, where the 'o' isn't pronounced. Where the preceding syllable is unstressed, however, AmE has a full vowel rather than schwa: /ɛri/ for -ary and -ery and /ɔri/ for -ory. BrE retains the reduced vowel /əriː/, or even elides it completely to /riː/. (The elision is avoided in carefully enunciated speech, especially with endings -rary,-rery,-rory.) So military is AmE /ˈmɪlɪtɛriː/ and BrE /ˈmɪlɪtəriː/ or /ˈmɪlɪtriː/. Likewise, inventory is AmE /ˈɪnvəntɔriː/ and BrE /ˈɪnvəntəriː/ or /ˈɪnvəntriː/.

Note that stress differences occur with ending -atory (explained above) and a few others like capillary (included above). A few words have the full vowel in AmE in the ending even though the preceding syllable is stressed: library, primary^A2, rosemary. Pronouncing library as /ˈlaɪbɛriː/ rather than /ˈlaɪbrɛriː/ is highly stigmatized in AmE, whereas in BrE, /ˈlaɪbriː/ is common in rapid or casual speech.

Formerly the BrE-AmE distinction for adjectives carried over to corresponding adverbs ending -arily, -erily or -orily. However, nowadays most BrE speakers adopt the AmE practice of shifting the stress to the antepenultimate syllable: militarily is thus /ˌmɪlɪˈtɛrɪliː/ rather than /ˈmɪlɪtrɪliː/.

The placename component -bury (e.g. Canterbury) has a similar difference after a stressed syllable: AmE /bɛri/ and BrE /brɪː/ or /bərɪː/. The ending -mony after a stressed syllable is AmE /moʊni/ but BrE /mənɪː/. The word -berry in compounds has a slightly different distinction: in BrE, it is reduced (/bəriː/ or /briː/) after a stressed syllable, and may be full /bɛriː/ after an unstressed syllable; in AmE it is usually full in all cases. Thus, strawberry is BrE /ˈstrɔːbəriː/ but AmE /ˈstrɔbɛriː/, while whortleberry is BrE /ˈwɔːtlbɛriː/ and similarly AmE /ˈwɔrtlbɛriː/.

-ile

Words ending in unstressed -ile derived from Latin adjectives ending -ilis are mostly pronounced with a full vowel (/aɪl/) in BrE but a reduced vowel /ɪl/ or syllabic /l/ in AmE (e.g. fertile rhymes with fur tile in BrE but with furtle in AmE). This difference applies:

generally to agile, docile, facile, fertile, fissile, fragile, futile, infertile, missile, nubile, octile, puerile, rutile, servile, stabile, sterile, tactile, tensile, virile, volatile;
usually to ductile, hostile, (im)mobile (adjective), projectile, textile, utile, versatile;
not usually to decile, domicile, infantile, juvenile, labile, mercantile, pensile, reptile, senile;
not to crocodile, exile, gentile, percentile, reconcile; nor to compounds of monosyllables (e.g. turnstile from stile).

Related endings -ility, -ilize, -iliary are pronounced the same in AmE as BrE. The name Savile is pronounced with (/ɪl/) in both BrE and AmE. Mobile (sculpture), camomile and febrile are sometimes pronounced with /il/ in AmE and /aɪl/ in BrE. Imbecile has /aɪl/ or /iːl/ in BrE and often /ɪl/ in AmE.

-ine

The suffix -ine, when unstressed, is pronounced sometimes /aɪn/ (e.g. feline), sometimes /iːn/ (e.g. morphine) and sometimes /ɪn/ (e.g. medicine). Some words have variable pronunciation within BrE, or within AmE, or between BrE and AmE. Generally, AmE is more likely to favour /iːn/ or /ɪn/, and BrE to favour /aɪn/: e.g. adamantine^A2, carbine, crystalline^A2, labyrinthine, philistine, serpentine^A2, turbine^A2. However, sometimes AmE has /aɪn/ where BrE has /iːn/; e.g. iodine^B2, strychnine^A2.

Weak forms

Some function words can have a weak form in AmE, with a reduced vocal used when the word is unstressed, but the full vowel is usually used in formal settings. These include: or [ɚ]; you [jə]; your [jɚ]; to [tə].

On the other hand, the titles Saint and Sir before a person's name have "weak forms" in BrE but not AmE: before vowels, [snt] and [sər]; before consonants, [sn] and [sə].

Miscellaneous pronunciation differences

These tables list words pronounced differently but spelled the same. See also the table of words with different pronunciation reflected in the spelling.

Single differences

Words with multiple points of difference of pronunciation are in the table after this one. Accent-based differences are ignored. For example, Moscow is RP /ˈmɒskoʊ/ and GAm /ˈmɑːskaʊ/, but only the /oʊ/-/aʊ/ difference is highlighted here, since the /ɒ/-/ɑː/ difference is predictable from the accent. Also, tiara is listed with AmE /æ/; the marry–merry–Mary merger changes this vowel for many Americans. Some AmE types are listed as /ɒ/ where GAm merges to /ɑː/ .

BrE	AmE	Words
/æ/	/ɑː/	annato, Caracas, chianti^A2, Galapagos^A2, Gdańsk^A2, grappa^A2, gulag^A2, Hanoi^A2, Jan^A2 (male name, e.g. Jan Palach), Kant^A2, kebab, Las (placenames, e.g. Las Vegas), Mafia^B2, Mombasa^A2, Natasha, Nissan, Pablo, pasta,^B2 Picasso^A2, ralentando, San^A2 (names outside USA; e.g. San Juan), Slovak^A2, Sri Lanka^A2, Vivaldi, wigwam^A2, Yasser^A2 (and A in many other foreign names and loanwords)
/iː/	/ɛ/	aesthete, anaesthetize, breve^A2, catenary^A2, Daedalus, devolution^A2,B2, ecumenical^B2, epoch^A2, evolution^A2,B2, febrile^A2, Hephaestus, Kenya^B2, lever^A2, methane, Oedipus^A2, (o)estrus, (o)estrogen, penalize^A2, predecessor^A2, pyrethrin^A2, senile^A2, hygienic
/ɒ/	/oʊ/	Aeroflot, compost, homosexual^B2, Interpol, Lod, pogrom, polka^B2, produce (noun), Rosh Hashanah, scone^A2,B2, shone, sojourn, troll^B2, yogurt
/ɑː/	/æ/	(Excluding trap–bath split words) banana, khaki^A2, morale, Nevada^A2, scenario^A2, soprano^A2, Pakistani
/ɛ/	/iː/	Cecil^A2,B2, crematorium^A2, cretin, depot, inherent^A2,B2, leisure^A2, reconnoit(re/er)^A2, zebra^B2, zenith^A2,B2
/æ/	/eɪ/	compatriot, patriot^B2, patronise, phalanx, plait, repatriate, Sabine, satrap^A2, basil^A2 (plant)
/ɪ/	/aɪ/	dynasty, housewifery, idyll, livelong^A2, long-lived^A2, privacy^B2, simultaneous, vicarious^A2, vitamin. See also -ine.
/z/	/s/	Aussie^A2, blouse (noun), complaisant^A2, crescent, diagnose^A2, erase, Glasgow^A2, parse, valise, trans-^A2,B2 (in some words)
/ɑː/	/eɪ/	amen^A2, charade^B2, cicada, gala^A2, promenade^A2, pro rata, tomato, stratum
/oʊ/	/ɒ/	codify, goffer, ogle^A2, processor, progress (noun), sloth^A2,B2, wont ^A2, wroth
/ʌ/	/ɒ/	accomplice, accomplish, colander^B2, constable^B2, Lombardy, monetary^A2, -monger^A2
/ɒ/	/ʌ/	hovel^A2,B2, hover. Also the strong forms of these function words: anybody^A2 (likewise every-, some-, and no-), because^A2,B2 (and clipping 'cos/'cause), of^A2, from^A2, was^A2, what^A2
(sounded)	(silent)	Beethoven, chthonic^A2, herb^A2 (plant), Knossos^A2,B2, phthisic^A2,B2, salve^A2, solder
/ɑː(r)/	/ɜr/	Berkeley, Berkshire, clerk, Derby, Hertford. (The only AmE word with <er> = [ɑr] is sergeant).
/aɪ/	/iː/	either^A2,B2, neither^A2,B2, Pleiades. See also -ine.
/iː/	/aɪ/	albino, migraine^B2. Also the prefixes anti-^A2, multi-^A2, semi-^A2 in loose compounds (e.g. in anti-establishment, but not in antibody). See also -ine.
/ə/	/ɒ/	Amazon, hexagon, octagon, paragon, pentagon, phenomenon^A2, python^A2
/iː/	/eɪ/	eta, beta, quay^A2, theta, zeta
/aɪ/	/ɪ/	butyl^B2, diverge^A2, minority^A2,B2, primer (schoolbook). See also -ine.
/ɛ/	/eɪ/	ate^B2 ("et" is nonstandard in America), mêlée^A2, chaise longue
/ɜːz/	/uːs/	Betelgeuse, chanteuse, chartreuse^A2, masseuse
/eɪ/	/æ/	apricot^A2, dahlia^A2, digitalis, patent^A2,B2, comrade
(silent)	(sounded)	medicine^B2. See also -ary -ery -ory -bury, -berry
/ɒ/	/ə/	Amos, condom, Enoch
/ʃ/	/ʒ/	Asia^B2, Persia^B2, version^B2
/ə/	/oʊ/	borough^A2, thorough^A2, also place names such as Edinburgh^A2 (see also -ory and -mony)
/ɪr/	/ər/	chirrup^A2, stirrup^A2, sirup^A2, squirrel
/siː/	/ʃ/	cassia^A2, Cassius^A2, hessian
/tiː/	/ʃ/	consortium
/uː/	/juː/	coupon^A2, fuchsine, Houston^B2
/uː/	/ʊ/	boulevard, snooker, woof^A2 (weaving)
/ɜː(r)/	/ʊr/	connoisseur^A2, entrepreneur^A2
/ɜː/	/oʊ/	föhn^B2, Möbius^B2
/ə/	/eɪ/	Draconian^A2, hurricane^B2
/eɪ/	/iː/	deity^A2,B2, Helene^A2, Israel^A2
/juː/	/w/	iguana, jaguar, Nicaragua
/ɔː(r)/	/ər/	record (noun), stridor^A2,B2
/ziː/	/ʒ/	Frasier, Parisian, Malaysia, Tunisia
/æ/	/ɒ/	twat^B2
/ɒ/	/æ/	wrath
/ɑː/	/ət/	nougat
/ɑː/	/ɔː/	Utah^A2,B2
/ɑː/	/ɔːr/	quark^A2,B2
/æ/	/ɛ/	femme fatale^A2
/aɪ/	/eɪ/	Isaiah
/aʊ/	/uː/	nous^A2
/ð/	/θ/	booth^B2
/di/	/dʒi/	cordiality
/dʒ/	/ɡdʒ/	suggest^A2
/eɪ/	/ɛ/	nonpareil^A2
/eɪ/	/ə/	template
/eɪ/	/ət/	tourniquet
/ə(r)/	/ɑr/	Madagascar^A2
/ə(r)/	/jər/	figure^{A2 for the verb}
/ə/	/ɛ/	nonsense
/ɛ/	/ɑ/	envelope^A2,B2
/ɛ/	/ə/	Kentucky
/ə/	/æ/	trapeze
/ɜː(r)/	/ɛr/	err^A2
/oʊ/	/ɒt/	Huguenot^A2
/oʊ/	/aʊ/	Moscow^A2
/oʊ/	/uː/	brooch^A2
/ɪ/	/iː/	pi(t)ta^B2, Tunisia
/iː/	/ɪ/	been^B2
/iːʃ/	/ɪtʃ/	niche^A2,B2
/jɜː/	/juː/	milieu
/juː/	/uː/	(Excluding words with predictable yod-dropping) barracuda, puma^A2
/ɔː/	/æ/	falcon^A2
/s/	/z/	asthma
/ʃ/	/sk/	schedule^B2
/t/	/θ/	Anthony^A2,B2
/ts/	/z/	piazza^A2
/ʊ/	/ɪ/	kümmel
/ʊ/	/uː/	Buddha^A2
/ʊ/	/ʌ/	brusque, hummus
/uː/	/aʊ/	route^A2
/uː/	/oʊ/	cantaloup(e)
/ʌ/	/oʊ/	covert^A2,B2
/z/	/ʃ/	Dionysius
/ziː/	/ʃ/	transient^A2, nausea

Multiple differences

The slashes normally used to enclose IPA phonemic transcriptions have been omitted from the following table to improve legibility.

Spelling: barrage
BrE IPA: ˈbær.ɑːʒ
AmE IPA: (1) bəˈrɑʒ
(2) ˈbær.ɪdʒ
Notes: The AmE pronunciations are for distinct senses (1) "sustained weapon-fire" vs (2) "dam, barrier" (Compare garage below.)

Spelling: boehmite
BrE IPA: (1) ˈbɜːmaɪt
(2) ˈboʊmaɪt
AmE IPA: (1) ˈbeɪmaɪt
(2) ˈboʊmaɪt
Notes: The first pronunciations approximate German [ø] (spelled ⟨ö⟩ or ⟨oe⟩) ; the second ones are anglicized.

Spelling: bouquet
BrE IPA: ˈbuːkeɪ
AmE IPA: (1) boʊˈkeɪ
(2) buˈkeɪ
Notes

Spelling: boyar
BrE IPA: (1) ˈbɔɪ.ɑː
(2) boʊˈjɑː
AmE IPA: (1) boʊˈjɑr
(2) ˈbɔɪ.jər
Notes

Spelling: buoy
BrE IPA: ˈbɔɪ
AmE IPA: ˈbu.i
Notes: The U.S. pronunciation would be unrecognised in the UK. The British pronunciation occurs in America, more commonly for the verb than the noun, still more in derivatives buoyant, buoyancy.

Spelling: canton
BrE IPA: kænˈtuːn
AmE IPA: (1) kænˈtɑːn
(2) kænˈtoʊn
Notes: difference is only in military sense "to quarter soldiers"

Spelling: dilettante
BrE IPA: dɪləˈtænti
AmE IPA: (1) ˈdɪlətɑːnt
(2) ˌdɪləˈtɑːnt
Notes: BrE reflects the word's Italian origin; AmE approximates more to French.

Spelling: enquiry/inquiry
BrE IPA: ɪŋˈkwaɪ.(ə)ri
AmE IPA: (1) ˈɪŋ.kwə.ri
(2) ɪŋˈkwaɪ.(ə)ri
Notes: BrE uses two spellings and one pronunciation. In AmE the word is usually spelled inquiry.

Spelling: febrile
BrE IPA: ˈfiːb.raɪl
AmE IPA: (1) ˈfɛb.ril
(2) ˈfɛb.rəl
Notes: The BrE pronunciation occurs in AmE

Spelling: fracas
BrE IPA: ˈfrækɑː
AmE IPA: (1) ˈfreɪkəs
(2) ˈfrækəs
(3) frəˈkɑː
Notes: The BrE plural is French fracas /ˈfrækɑːz/. For AmE examples (1) and (2), the plural is anglicized fracases

Spelling: garage
BrE IPA: (1) ˈɡærɪdʒ
(2) ˈɡærɑːʒ
AmE IPA: ɡəˈrɑ(d)ʒ
Notes: The AmE reflects French stress difference. The two BrE pronunciations may represent distinct meanings for some speakers; for example, "a subterranean garage for a car" (1) vs "a petrol garage" (2). (Compare barrage above.)

Spelling: glacier
BrE IPA: (1) ˈɡlæsiə
(2) ˈɡleɪsiə
AmE IPA: ˈɡleɪʃər
Notes

Spelling: jalousie
BrE IPA: (1) ʒælʊˈziː
(2) ˈʒælʊziː
AmE IPA: ˈdʒæləsi
Notes

Spelling: lapsang souchong
BrE IPA: ˈlæpsæŋ suːʃɒŋ
AmE IPA: ˌlɑːpsɑːŋ ˈsuːʃɑːŋ
Notes

Spelling: lasso
BrE IPA: ləˈsuː
AmE IPA: ˈlæsoʊ
Notes: The BrE pronunciation is common in AmE

Spelling: lieutenant
BrE IPA: (1) lɛfˈtɛnənt
(2) ləˈtɛnənt
AmE IPA: luːˈtɛnənt
Notes: The 2nd British pronunciation is restricted to the Royal Navy. Standard Canadian and Australian pronunciation is the same as the British.

Spelling: lychee
BrE IPA: laɪˈtʃiː
AmE IPA: ˈliːtʃiː
Notes: Spelling litchi has pronunciation /ˈlɪtʃiː/

Spelling: Molière
BrE IPA: ˈmɒl.i.ɛə
AmE IPA: moʊlˈjɛr
Notes

Spelling: oblique
BrE IPA: əbˈliːk
AmE IPA: əbˈlaɪk
Notes: AmE is as BrE except in military sense "advance at an angle"

Spelling: penchant
BrE IPA: pãˈʃã
AmE IPA: ˈpɛntʃənt
Notes: The AmE pronunciation is anglicized; the BrE is French.

Spelling: penult
BrE IPA: pɛˈnʌlt
AmE IPA: (1) ˈpiːnʌlt
(2) pɪˈnʌlt
Notes

Spelling: premier
BrE IPA: (1) ˈprɛmjə
(2) ˈprɛmɪə
AmE IPA: (1) ˈpriːmɪər
(2) prɪmˈɪər
Notes

Spelling: première
BrE IPA: ˈprɛmɪɛə
AmE IPA: (1) prɪˈmɪər
(2) prɪmˈjɛr
Notes

Spelling: provost
BrE IPA: ˈprɒvəst
AmE IPA: (1) ˈproʊvoʊst
(2) ˈproʊvəst
Notes: The BrE pronunciation also occurs in AmE

Spelling: quinine
BrE IPA: ˈkwɪniːn
AmE IPA: (1) ˈkwaɪnaɪn
(2) ˈkwɪnaɪn
Notes

Spelling: resource
BrE IPA: (1) rɨˈzɔːs
(2) rɨˈsɔːs
AmE IPA: ˈriːsɔːrs
Notes

Spelling: respite
BrE IPA: ˈrɛspaɪt
AmE IPA: (1) ˈrɛspət
(2) rɨˈspaɪt
Notes

Spelling: reveille
BrE IPA: rɪˈvæliː
AmE IPA: ˈrɛvəli
Notes

Spelling: slough
BrE IPA: slaʊ
AmE IPA: slu
Notes: sense "bog"; in metaphorical sense "gloom", the BrE pronunciation is common in AmE. Homograph "cast off skin" is /slʌf/ everywhere.

Spelling: Tunisia
BrE IPA: tjuːˈnɪziə
AmE IPA: (1) tuˈniʒə
(2) tuˈniʃə
Notes

Spelling: untoward
BrE IPA: ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd^[1]
AmE IPA: (1) ʌnˈtɔrd
(2) ˌʌn.təˈwɔrd
Notes

Spelling: vase
BrE IPA: vɑːz
AmE IPA: (1) veɪs
(2) veɪz
Notes: The BrE pronunciation also occurs in AmE

Spelling: z (the letter)
BrE IPA: zɛd
AmE IPA: ziː
Notes: The spelling of this letter as a word corresponds to the pronunciation: thus Commonwealth (including, usually, Canada) zed and U.S. (and, occasionally, Canada) zee.