How To Pronounce Coat

coat

Phonemic

/kəʊt/

Phonetic

[kʰəʊt̚]

Phonemic

/koʊt/

In British English, coat is pronounced /kəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /koʊt/.

Coat 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

kəʊt

Coat has one syllable in British English.

coat + -s

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

/kəʊts/

/koʊts/

coat + -ed

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

/ˈkəʊ.tɪd/

/ˈkoʊ.t̯ɪd/

coat + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkəʊ.tɪŋ/

/ˈkoʊ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Coat

Questions About Coat

How do you pronounce coat in British English?

In British English, coat is pronounced /kəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰəʊt̚].

How do you pronounce coat in American English?

In American English, coat is pronounced /koʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce coat the same way?

No. British English has /kəʊt/ and American English has /koʊt/.

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