How To Pronounce It
it
UK
Phonemic
/ɪt/
Phonetic
[ɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɪt/
In British English, it is pronounced /ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪt/.
It 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
ɪt
It has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With It
Questions About It
How do you pronounce it in British English?
In British English, it is pronounced /ɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪt̚].
How do you pronounce it in American English?
In American English, it is pronounced /ɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce it the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪt/.
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