How To Pronounce Oust
oust
UK
Phonemic
/aʊst/
Phonetic
[aʊst̚]
US
Phonemic
/aʊst/
In British English, oust is pronounced /aʊst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [aʊst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /aʊst/.
Oust 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
aʊst
Oust has one syllable in British English.
oust + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/aʊsts/
US
/aʊsts/
oust + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈaʊs.tɪd/
US
/ˈaʊs.tɪd/
oust + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈaʊs.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈaʊs.tɪŋ/
Questions About Oust
How do you pronounce oust in British English?
In British English, oust is pronounced /aʊst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [aʊst̚].
How do you pronounce oust in American English?
In American English, oust is pronounced /aʊst/.
Do British and American English pronounce oust the same way?
Yes. Both are /aʊst/.
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