How To Pronounce Coast

coast

Phonemic

/kəʊst/

Phonetic

[kʰəʊst̚]

Phonemic

/koʊst/

In British English, coast is pronounced /kəʊst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊst/.

Coast 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

kəʊst

Coast has one syllable in British English.

coast + -s

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

/kəʊsts/

/koʊsts/

coast + -ed

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

/ˈkəʊs.tɪd/

/ˈkoʊs.tɪd/

coast + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkəʊs.tɪŋ/

/ˈkoʊs.tɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Coast

Questions About Coast

How do you pronounce coast in British English?

In British English, coast is pronounced /kəʊst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊst̚].

How do you pronounce coast in American English?

In American English, coast is pronounced /koʊst/.

Do British and American English pronounce coast the same way?

No. British English has /kəʊst/ and American English has /koʊst/.

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