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