How To Pronounce Oat

oat

UK
Phonemic
/əʊt/
Phonetic
[əʊt̚]
US
Phonemic
/oʊt/

In British English, oat is pronounced /əʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /oʊt/.

Oat 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

əʊt

Oat has one syllable in British English.

oat + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/əʊts/
US
/oʊts/

Words That Rhyme With Oat

Questions About Oat

How do you pronounce oat in British English?

In British English, oat is pronounced /əʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əʊt̚].

How do you pronounce oat in American English?

In American English, oat is pronounced /oʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce oat the same way?

No. British English has /əʊt/ and American English has /oʊt/.

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