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