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