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