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