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