How To Pronounce Fret
fret
UK
Phonemic
/fret/
Phonetic
[fr̥et̚]
US
Phonemic
/fret/
In British English, fret is pronounced /fret/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥et̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fret/.
Fret 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
fret
Fret has one syllable in British English.
fret + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/frets/
US
/frets/
fret + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈfret.ɪd/
US
/ˈfret.ɪd/
fret + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfret.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈfret.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fret
Questions About Fret
How do you pronounce fret in British English?
In British English, fret is pronounced /fret/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥et̚].
How do you pronounce fret in American English?
In American English, fret is pronounced /fret/.
Do British and American English pronounce fret the same way?
Yes. Both are /fret/.
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