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