How To Pronounce Jolt

jolt

Phonemic

/dʒəʊlt/

Phonetic

[dʒəʊɫt̚]

Phonemic

/dʒoʊlt/

In British English, jolt is pronounced /dʒəʊlt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒəʊɫt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒoʊlt/.

Jolt 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

dʒəʊlt

Jolt has one syllable in British English.

jolt + -s

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

/dʒəʊlts/

/dʒoʊlts/

jolt + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈdʒəʊl.tɪd/

/ˈdʒoʊl.tɪd/

jolt + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈdʒəʊl.tɪŋ/

/ˈdʒoʊl.tɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Jolt

Questions About Jolt

How do you pronounce jolt in British English?

In British English, jolt is pronounced /dʒəʊlt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒəʊɫt̚].

How do you pronounce jolt in American English?

In American English, jolt is pronounced /dʒoʊlt/.

Do British and American English pronounce jolt the same way?

No. British English has /dʒəʊlt/ and American English has /dʒoʊlt/.

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