How To Pronounce Get
get
UK
Phonemic
/ɡet/
Phonetic
[ɡet̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡet/
In British English, get is pronounced /ɡet/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡet̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡet/.
Get 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
ɡet
Get has one syllable in British English.
get + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡets/
US
/ɡets/
get + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡet.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡet.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Get
Questions About Get
How do you pronounce get in British English?
In British English, get is pronounced /ɡet/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡet̚].
How do you pronounce get in American English?
In American English, get is pronounced /ɡet/.
Do British and American English pronounce get the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡet/.
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