How To Pronounce Cut
cut
UK
Phonemic
/kʌt/
Phonetic
[kʰʌt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kʌt/
In British English, cut is pronounced /kʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʌt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kʌt/.
Cut 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
kʌt
Cut has one syllable in British English.
cut + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/kʌts/
US
/kʌts/
cut + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Cut
Questions About Cut
How do you pronounce cut in British English?
In British English, cut is pronounced /kʌt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʌt̚].
How do you pronounce cut in American English?
In American English, cut is pronounced /kʌt/.
Do British and American English pronounce cut the same way?
Yes. Both are /kʌt/.
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