How To Pronounce Plant

plant

Phonemic

/plɑːnt/

Phonetic

[pl̥ɑ̃ːnt̚]

Phonemic

/plænt/

In British English, plant is pronounced /plɑːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥ɑ̃ːnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /plænt/.

Plant has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

plɑːnt

Plant has one syllable in British English.

plant + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/plɑːnts/

/plænts/

plant + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈplɑːn.tɪd/

/ˈplæn.t̯ɪd/

plant + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈplɑːn.tɪŋ/

/ˈplæn.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Plant

Questions About Plant

How do you pronounce plant in British English?

In British English, plant is pronounced /plɑːnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥ɑ̃ːnt̚].

How do you pronounce plant in American English?

In American English, plant is pronounced /plænt/.

Do British and American English pronounce plant the same way?

No. British English has /plɑːnt/ and American English has /plænt/.

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