How To Pronounce Gloat

gloat

Phonemic

/ɡləʊt/

Phonetic

[ɡləʊt̚]

Phonemic

/ɡloʊt/

In British English, gloat is pronounced /ɡləʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡləʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡloʊt/.

Gloat 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

ɡləʊt

Gloat has one syllable in British English.

gloat + -s

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

/ɡləʊts/

/ɡloʊts/

gloat + -ed

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

/ˈɡləʊ.tɪd/

/ˈɡloʊ.t̯ɪd/

gloat + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɡləʊ.tɪŋ/

/ˈɡloʊ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Gloat

Questions About Gloat

How do you pronounce gloat in British English?

In British English, gloat is pronounced /ɡləʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡləʊt̚].

How do you pronounce gloat in American English?

In American English, gloat is pronounced /ɡloʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce gloat the same way?

No. British English has /ɡləʊt/ and American English has /ɡloʊt/.

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