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