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