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