How To Pronounce Cart

cart

Phonemic

/kɑːt/

Phonetic

[kʰɑːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/kɑːrt/

In British English, cart is pronounced /kɑːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɑːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɑːrt/.

Cart 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

kɑːt

Cart has one syllable in British English.

cart + -s

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

/kɑːts/

/kɑːrts/

cart + -ed

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

/ˈkɑː.tɪd/

/ˈkɑːr.t̯ɪd/

cart + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkɑː.tɪŋ/

/ˈkɑːr.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Cart

Questions About Cart

How do you pronounce cart in British English?

In British English, cart is pronounced /kɑːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰɑːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce cart in American English?

In American English, cart is pronounced /kɑːrt/.

Do British and American English pronounce cart the same way?

No. British English has /kɑːt/ and American English has /kɑːrt/.

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