How To Pronounce Hurt

hurt

Phonemic

/hɜːt/

Phonetic

[hɜːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/hɝːt/

In British English, hurt is pronounced /hɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɜːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /hɝːt/.

Hurt has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

hɜːt

Hurt has one syllable in British English.

hurt + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/hɜːts/

/hɝːts/

hurt + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈhɜː.tɪŋ/

/ˈhɝː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Hurt

Questions About Hurt

How do you pronounce hurt in British English?

In British English, hurt is pronounced /hɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hɜːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce hurt in American English?

In American English, hurt is pronounced /hɝːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce hurt the same way?

No. British English has /hɜːt/ and American English has /hɝːt/.

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