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