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