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