To pronounce "babe", say BAB-e — 2 syllables, IPA /beɪb/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
babe
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying babe, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
2
Syllables
4
Letters
/beɪb/
IPA
"babe" has 2 syllables: bab-e. It rhymes with abe and mabe, if that helps it stick.
noun
“These events came to pass when he was but a babe.”
“She's a real babe!”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Babe" has 2 syllables: bab · e.
The IPA transcription of "babe" is /beɪb/.
Babe: A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “babe” in the full dictionary →