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