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