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