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