How To Pronounce Float

float

Phonemic

/fləʊt/

Phonetic

[fl̥əʊt̚]

Phonemic

/floʊt/

In British English, float is pronounced /fləʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥əʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /floʊt/.

Float 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

fləʊt

Float has one syllable in British English.

float + -s

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

/fləʊts/

/floʊts/

float + -ed

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

/ˈfləʊ.tɪd/

/ˈfloʊ.t̯ɪd/

float + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ/

/ˈfloʊ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Float

Questions About Float

How do you pronounce float in British English?

In British English, float is pronounced /fləʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥əʊt̚].

How do you pronounce float in American English?

In American English, float is pronounced /floʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce float the same way?

No. British English has /fləʊt/ and American English has /floʊt/.

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