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