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