How To Pronounce Flight
flight
UK
Phonemic
/flaɪt/
Phonetic
[fl̥aɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/flaɪt/
In British English, flight is pronounced /flaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /flaɪt/.
Flight 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
flaɪt
Flight has one syllable in British English.
flight + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/flaɪts/
US
/flaɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Flight
Questions About Flight
How do you pronounce flight in British English?
In British English, flight is pronounced /flaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥aɪt̚].
How do you pronounce flight in American English?
In American English, flight is pronounced /flaɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce flight the same way?
Yes. Both are /flaɪt/.
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