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