How To Pronounce Pint
pint
UK
Phonemic
/paɪnt/
Phonetic
[pʰa͠ɪnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/paɪnt/
In British English, pint is pronounced /paɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰa͠ɪnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /paɪnt/.
Pint 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
paɪnt
Pint has one syllable in British English.
pint + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/paɪnts/
US
/paɪnts/
Questions About Pint
How do you pronounce pint in British English?
In British English, pint is pronounced /paɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰa͠ɪnt̚].
How do you pronounce pint in American English?
In American English, pint is pronounced /paɪnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce pint the same way?
Yes. Both are /paɪnt/.
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