How To Pronounce Fought
fought
UK
Phonemic
/fɔːt/
Phonetic
[fʷɔːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/fɔːt/
In British English, fought is pronounced /fɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fɔːt/.
Fought 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
fɔːt
Fought has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Fought
Questions About Fought
How do you pronounce fought in British English?
In British English, fought is pronounced /fɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fʷɔːt̚].
How do you pronounce fought in American English?
In American English, fought is pronounced /fɔːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce fought the same way?
Yes. Both are /fɔːt/.
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