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