How To Pronounce Gust
gust
UK
Phonemic
/ɡʌst/
Phonetic
[ɡʌst̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡʌst/
In British English, gust is pronounced /ɡʌst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡʌst/.
Gust 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
ɡʌst
Gust has one syllable in British English.
gust + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡʌsts/
US
/ɡʌsts/
gust + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡʌs.tɪd/
US
/ˈɡʌs.tɪd/
gust + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡʌs.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡʌs.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Gust
Questions About Gust
How do you pronounce gust in British English?
In British English, gust is pronounced /ɡʌst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌst̚].
How do you pronounce gust in American English?
In American English, gust is pronounced /ɡʌst/.
Do British and American English pronounce gust the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡʌst/.
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