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