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