How To Pronounce Bat
bat
UK
Phonemic
/bæt/
Phonetic
[bæt̚]
US
Phonemic
/bæt/
In British English, bat is pronounced /bæt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bæt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bæt/.
Bat 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
bæt
Bat has one syllable in British English.
bat + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/bæts/
US
/bæts/
bat + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈbæt.ɪd/
US
/ˈbæt.ɪd/
bat + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈbæt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbæt.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bat
Questions About Bat
How do you pronounce bat in British English?
In British English, bat is pronounced /bæt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bæt̚].
How do you pronounce bat in American English?
In American English, bat is pronounced /bæt/.
Do British and American English pronounce bat the same way?
Yes. Both are /bæt/.
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