How To Pronounce Faint
faint
UK
Phonemic
/feɪnt/
Phonetic
[fe͠ɪnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/feɪnt/
In British English, faint is pronounced /feɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fe͠ɪnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /feɪnt/.
Faint 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
feɪnt
Faint has one syllable in British English.
faint + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/feɪnts/
US
/feɪnts/
faint + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈfeɪn.tɪd/
US
/ˈfeɪn.t̯ɪd/
faint + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfeɪn.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈfeɪn.t̯ɪŋ/
faint + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈfeɪn.tə/
US
/ˈfeɪn.t̯ɚ/
faint + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈfeɪn.tɪst/
US
/ˈfeɪn.t̯ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Faint
Questions About Faint
How do you pronounce faint in British English?
In British English, faint is pronounced /feɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fe͠ɪnt̚].
How do you pronounce faint in American English?
In American English, faint is pronounced /feɪnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce faint the same way?
Yes. Both are /feɪnt/.
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