How To Pronounce Plight
plight
UK
Phonemic
/plaɪt/
Phonetic
[pl̥aɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/plaɪt/
In British English, plight is pronounced /plaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥aɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /plaɪt/.
Plight 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
plaɪt
Plight has one syllable in British English.
plight + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/plaɪts/
US
/plaɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Plight
Questions About Plight
How do you pronounce plight in British English?
In British English, plight is pronounced /plaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pl̥aɪt̚].
How do you pronounce plight in American English?
In American English, plight is pronounced /plaɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce plight the same way?
Yes. Both are /plaɪt/.
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