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