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