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