How To Pronounce Moist
moist
UK
Phonemic
/mɔɪst/
Phonetic
[mʷɔɪst̚]
US
Phonemic
/mɔɪst/
In British English, moist is pronounced /mɔɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mʷɔɪst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /mɔɪst/.
Moist 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
mɔɪst
Moist has one syllable in British English.
moist + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈmɔɪs.tə/
US
/ˈmɔɪs.tɚ/
moist + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈmɔɪs.tɪst/
US
/ˈmɔɪs.tɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Moist
Questions About Moist
How do you pronounce moist in British English?
In British English, moist is pronounced /mɔɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mʷɔɪst̚].
How do you pronounce moist in American English?
In American English, moist is pronounced /mɔɪst/.
Do British and American English pronounce moist the same way?
Yes. Both are /mɔɪst/.
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