How To Pronounce Note

note

Phonemic

/nəʊt/

Phonetic

[nəʊt̚]

Phonemic

/noʊt/

In British English, note is pronounced /nəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nəʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /noʊt/.

Note has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

nəʊt

Note has one syllable in British English.

note + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/nəʊts/

/noʊts/

note + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈnəʊ.tɪd/

/ˈnoʊ.t̯ɪd/

note + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈnəʊ.tɪŋ/

/ˈnoʊ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Note

Questions About Note

How do you pronounce note in British English?

In British English, note is pronounced /nəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [nəʊt̚].

How do you pronounce note in American English?

In American English, note is pronounced /noʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce note the same way?

No. British English has /nəʊt/ and American English has /noʊt/.

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