How To Pronounce Fit
fit
UK
Phonemic
/fɪt/
Phonetic
[fɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/fɪt/
In British English, fit is pronounced /fɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fɪt/.
Fit 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
fɪt
Fit has one syllable in British English.
fit + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/fɪts/
US
/fɪts/
fit + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈfɪt.ɪd/
US
/ˈfɪt.ɪd/
fit + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfɪt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɪt.ɪŋ/
fit + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈfɪt.ə/
US
/ˈfɪt.ɚ/
fit + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈfɪt.ɪst/
US
/ˈfɪt.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Fit
Questions About Fit
How do you pronounce fit in British English?
In British English, fit is pronounced /fɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fɪt̚].
How do you pronounce fit in American English?
In American English, fit is pronounced /fɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce fit the same way?
Yes. Both are /fɪt/.
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