How To Pronounce Cat
cat
UK
Phonemic
/kæt/
Phonetic
[kʰæt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kæt/
In British English, cat is pronounced /kæt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰæt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kæt/.
Cat 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
kæt
Cat has one syllable in British English.
cat + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kæts/
US
/kæts/
Words That Rhyme With Cat
Questions About Cat
How do you pronounce cat in British English?
In British English, cat is pronounced /kæt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰæt̚].
How do you pronounce cat in American English?
In American English, cat is pronounced /kæt/.
Do British and American English pronounce cat the same way?
Yes. Both are /kæt/.
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