How To Pronounce Bought
bought
UK
Phonemic
/bɔːt/
Phonetic
[bʷɔːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/bɔːt/
In British English, bought is pronounced /bɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /bɔːt/.
Bought 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
bɔːt
Bought has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Bought
Questions About Bought
How do you pronounce bought in British English?
In British English, bought is pronounced /bɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bʷɔːt̚].
How do you pronounce bought in American English?
In American English, bought is pronounced /bɔːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce bought the same way?
Yes. Both are /bɔːt/.
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