How To Pronounce Goat

goat

Phonemic

/ɡəʊt/

Phonetic

[ɡəʊt̚]

Phonemic

/ɡoʊt/

In British English, goat is pronounced /ɡəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡoʊt/.

Goat 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

ɡəʊt

Goat has one syllable in British English.

goat + -s

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

/ɡəʊts/

/ɡoʊts/

Words That Rhyme With Goat

Questions About Goat

How do you pronounce goat in British English?

In British English, goat is pronounced /ɡəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡəʊt̚].

How do you pronounce goat in American English?

In American English, goat is pronounced /ɡoʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce goat the same way?

No. British English has /ɡəʊt/ and American English has /ɡoʊt/.

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