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