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