How To Pronounce Gaunt
gaunt
UK
Phonemic
/ɡɔːnt/
Phonetic
[ɡʷɔ̃ːnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡɔːnt/
In British English, gaunt is pronounced /ɡɔːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʷɔ̃ːnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɔːnt/.
Gaunt 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
ɡɔːnt
Gaunt has one syllable in British English.
gaunt + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈɡɔːn.tə/
US
/ˈɡɔːn.t̯ɚ/
gaunt + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈɡɔːn.tɪst/
US
/ˈɡɔːn.t̯ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Gaunt
Questions About Gaunt
How do you pronounce gaunt in British English?
In British English, gaunt is pronounced /ɡɔːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʷɔ̃ːnt̚].
How do you pronounce gaunt in American English?
In American English, gaunt is pronounced /ɡɔːnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce gaunt the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡɔːnt/.
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