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