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