How To Pronounce Puff
puff
UK
Phonemic
/pʌf/
Phonetic
[pʰʌf]
US
Phonemic
/pʌf/
In British English, puff is pronounced /pʌf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʌf]. In American English, it is pronounced /pʌf/.
Puff 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
pʌf
Puff has one syllable in British English.
puff + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pʌfs/
US
/pʌfs/
puff + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/pʌft/
US
/pʌft/
puff + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈpʌf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpʌf.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Puff
Questions About Puff
How do you pronounce puff in British English?
In British English, puff is pronounced /pʌf/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pʰʌf].
How do you pronounce puff in American English?
In American English, puff is pronounced /pʌf/.
Do British and American English pronounce puff the same way?
Yes. Both are /pʌf/.
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