How To Pronounce Audit

audit

UK
Phonemic
/ˈɔː.dɪt/
Phonetic
[ˈɔː.dɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈɔː.dɪt/

In British English, audit is pronounced /ˈɔː.dɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɔː.dɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɔː.dɪt/.

Audit has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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

ɔːdɪt

Audit has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

audit + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ˈɔː.dɪts/
US
/ˈɔː.dɪts/
audit + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɔː.dɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈɔː.dɪ.t̯ɪd/
audit + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɔː.dɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɔː.dɪ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Audit

Questions About Audit

How do you pronounce audit in British English?

In British English, audit is pronounced /ˈɔː.dɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɔː.dɪt̚].

How do you pronounce audit in American English?

In American English, audit is pronounced /ˈɔː.dɪt/.

How many syllables are in audit?

Audit has two syllables, /ɔː/ + /dɪt/.

Where is the stress in audit?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /ɔː/.

Do British and American English pronounce audit the same way?

Yes. Both are /ˈɔː.dɪt/.

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