How To Pronounce Beast
beast
UK
Phonemic
/biːst/
Phonetic
[biːst̚]
US
Phonemic
/biːst/
In British English, beast is pronounced /biːst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biːst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /biːst/.
Beast 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
biːst
Beast has one syllable in British English.
beast + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/biːsts/
US
/biːsts/
Words That Rhyme With Beast
Questions About Beast
How do you pronounce beast in British English?
In British English, beast is pronounced /biːst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biːst̚].
How do you pronounce beast in American English?
In American English, beast is pronounced /biːst/.
Do British and American English pronounce beast the same way?
Yes. Both are /biːst/.
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