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