How To Pronounce Diet
diet
In British English, diet is pronounced /ˈdaɪ.ət/ or /ˈdaɪət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdaɪ.ət̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdaɪ.ət/.
Diet has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Diet has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Diet
Questions About Diet
How do you pronounce diet in British English?
In British English, diet is pronounced /ˈdaɪ.ət/ or /ˈdaɪət/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdaɪ.ət̚].
How do you pronounce diet in American English?
In American English, diet is pronounced /ˈdaɪ.ət/.
How many syllables are in diet?
Diet has two syllables, /daɪ/ + /ət/.
Where is the stress in diet?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /daɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce diet the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdaɪ.ət/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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