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