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