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