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