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