How To Pronounce Fat
fat
UK
Phonemic
/fæt/
Phonetic
[fæt̚]
US
Phonemic
/fæt/
In British English, fat is pronounced /fæt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fæt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fæt/.
Fat 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
fæt
Fat has one syllable in British English.
fat + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/fæts/
US
/fæts/
fat + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈfæt.ə/
US
/ˈfæt.ɚ/
fat + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈfæt.ɪst/
US
/ˈfæt.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Fat
Questions About Fat
How do you pronounce fat in British English?
In British English, fat is pronounced /fæt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fæt̚].
How do you pronounce fat in American English?
In American English, fat is pronounced /fæt/.
Do British and American English pronounce fat the same way?
Yes. Both are /fæt/.
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