IPA Transcription of "please" in British English

The British English IPA transcription of “please” is /ˈpliːz/.

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pleaseˈpliːz

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (United States)/ˈpliz/
English (Australia)/pliːz/

Similar Pronunciations

/fliːz/3

/kliːz/2

/liːz/5

/piːz/6

/pliː/1

/pliːb/1

/pliːbz/1

/pliːd/2

/pliːdz/1

/pliːt/1

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