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