How To Pronounce Pot

pot

Phonemic

/pɒt/

Phonetic

[pʰʷɒt̚]

Phonemic

/pɑːt/

In British English, pot is pronounced /pɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɒt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /pɑːt/.

Pot 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

pɒt

Pot has one syllable in British English.

pot + -s

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

/pɒts/

/pɑːts/

pot + -ed

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

/ˈpɒt.ɪd/

/ˈpɑː.t̯ɪd/

pot + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈpɒt.ɪŋ/

/ˈpɑː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Pot

Questions About Pot

How do you pronounce pot in British English?

In British English, pot is pronounced /pɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʷɒt̚].

How do you pronounce pot in American English?

In American English, pot is pronounced /pɑːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce pot the same way?

No. British English has /pɒt/ and American English has /pɑːt/.

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