How To Pronounce Fight
fight
UK
Phonemic
/faɪt/
Phonetic
[faɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/faɪt/
In British English, fight is pronounced /faɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [faɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /faɪt/.
Fight 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
faɪt
Fight has one syllable in British English.
fight + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/faɪts/
US
/faɪts/
fight + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈfaɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fight
Questions About Fight
How do you pronounce fight in British English?
In British English, fight is pronounced /faɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [faɪt̚].
How do you pronounce fight in American English?
In American English, fight is pronounced /faɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce fight the same way?
Yes. Both are /faɪt/.
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