How To Pronounce Frost

frost

Phonemic

/frɒst/

Phonetic

[fr̥ʷɒst̚]

Phonemic

/frɔːst/

In British English, frost is pronounced /frɒst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥ʷɒst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /frɔːst/.

Frost has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

frɒst

Frost has one syllable in British English.

frost + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/frɒsts/

/frɔːsts/

frost + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈfrɒs.tɪd/

/ˈfrɔːs.tɪd/

frost + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈfrɒs.tɪŋ/

/ˈfrɔːs.tɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Frost

Questions About Frost

How do you pronounce frost in British English?

In British English, frost is pronounced /frɒst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fr̥ʷɒst̚].

How do you pronounce frost in American English?

In American English, frost is pronounced /frɔːst/.

Do British and American English pronounce frost the same way?

No. British English has /frɒst/ and American English has /frɔːst/.

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