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