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