How To Pronounce Knit
knit
UK
Phonemic
/nɪt/
Phonetic
[nɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/nɪt/
In British English, knit is pronounced /nɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /nɪt/.
Knit 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
nɪt
Knit has one syllable in British English.
knit + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/nɪts/
US
/nɪts/
knit + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈnɪt.ɪd/
US
/ˈnɪt.ɪd/
knit + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈnɪt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈnɪt.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Knit
Questions About Knit
How do you pronounce knit in British English?
In British English, knit is pronounced /nɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nɪt̚].
How do you pronounce knit in American English?
In American English, knit is pronounced /nɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce knit the same way?
Yes. Both are /nɪt/.
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