How To Pronounce Cute
cute
UK
Phonemic
/kjuːt/
Phonetic
[kj̥ʷuːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/kjuːt/
In British English, cute is pronounced /kjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kj̥ʷuːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /kjuːt/.
Cute 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
kjuːt
Cute has one syllable in British English.
cute + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈkjuː.tə/
US
/ˈkjuː.t̯ɚ/
cute + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈkjuː.tɪst/
US
/ˈkjuː.t̯ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Cute
Questions About Cute
How do you pronounce cute in British English?
In British English, cute is pronounced /kjuːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kj̥ʷuːt̚].
How do you pronounce cute in American English?
In American English, cute is pronounced /kjuːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce cute the same way?
Yes. Both are /kjuːt/.
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