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