How To Pronounce Flirt

flirt

Phonemic

/flɜːt/

Phonetic

[fl̥ɜːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/flɝːt/

In British English, flirt is pronounced /flɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ɜːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /flɝːt/.

Flirt has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

flɜːt

Flirt has one syllable in British English.

flirt + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/flɜːts/

/flɝːts/

flirt + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈflɜː.tɪd/

/ˈflɝː.t̯ɪd/

flirt + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈflɜː.tɪŋ/

/ˈflɝː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Flirt

Questions About Flirt

How do you pronounce flirt in British English?

In British English, flirt is pronounced /flɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ɜːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce flirt in American English?

In American English, flirt is pronounced /flɝːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce flirt the same way?

No. British English has /flɜːt/ and American English has /flɝːt/.

Search All 10,380 Words In The App

Nearby Words

Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.