How To Pronounce Court

court

Phonemic

/kɔːt/

Phonetic

[kʰʷɔːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/kɔːrt/

In British English, court is pronounced /kɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɔːrt/.

Court 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

kɔːt

Court has one syllable in British English.

court + -s

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

/kɔːts/

/kɔːrts/

court + -ed

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

/ˈkɔː.tɪd/

/ˈkɔːr.t̯ɪd/

court + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈkɔː.tɪŋ/

/ˈkɔːr.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Court

Questions About Court

How do you pronounce court in British English?

In British English, court is pronounced /kɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce court in American English?

In American English, court is pronounced /kɔːrt/.

Do British and American English pronounce court the same way?

No. British English has /kɔːt/ and American English has /kɔːrt/.

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