How To Pronounce Pet
pet
UK
Phonemic
/pet/
Phonetic
[pʰet̚]
US
Phonemic
/pet/
In British English, pet is pronounced /pet/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰet̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pet/.
Pet 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
pet
Pet has one syllable in British English.
pet + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pets/
US
/pets/
pet + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈpet.ɪd/
US
/ˈpet.ɪd/
pet + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpet.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpet.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Pet
Questions About Pet
How do you pronounce pet in British English?
In British English, pet is pronounced /pet/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰet̚].
How do you pronounce pet in American English?
In American English, pet is pronounced /pet/.
Do British and American English pronounce pet the same way?
Yes. Both are /pet/.
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