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