How To Pronounce Bloat

bloat

Phonemic

/bləʊt/

Phonetic

[bləʊt̚]

Phonemic

/bloʊt/

In British English, bloat is pronounced /bləʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bləʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bloʊt/.

Bloat has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

bləʊt

Bloat has one syllable in British English.

bloat + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/bləʊts/

/bloʊts/

bloat + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈbləʊ.tɪd/

/ˈbloʊ.t̯ɪd/

bloat + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈbləʊ.tɪŋ/

/ˈbloʊ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Bloat

Questions About Bloat

How do you pronounce bloat in British English?

In British English, bloat is pronounced /bləʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bləʊt̚].

How do you pronounce bloat in American English?

In American English, bloat is pronounced /bloʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce bloat the same way?

No. British English has /bləʊt/ and American English has /bloʊt/.

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