How To Pronounce Night
night
UK
Phonemic
/naɪt/
Phonetic
[naɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/naɪt/
In British English, night is pronounced /naɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /naɪt/.
Night 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
naɪt
Night has one syllable in British English.
night + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/naɪts/
US
/naɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Night
Questions About Night
How do you pronounce night in British English?
In British English, night is pronounced /naɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [naɪt̚].
How do you pronounce night in American English?
In American English, night is pronounced /naɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce night the same way?
Yes. Both are /naɪt/.
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