How To Pronounce Rot

rot

Phonemic

/rɒt/

Phonetic

[rʷɒt̚]

Phonemic

/rɑːt/

In British English, rot is pronounced /rɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷɒt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɑːt/.

Rot has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

rɒt

Rot has one syllable in British English.

rot + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/rɒts/

/rɑːts/

rot + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈrɒt.ɪd/

/ˈrɑː.t̯ɪd/

rot + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈrɒt.ɪŋ/

/ˈrɑː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Rot

Questions About Rot

How do you pronounce rot in British English?

In British English, rot is pronounced /rɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷɒt̚].

How do you pronounce rot in American English?

In American English, rot is pronounced /rɑːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce rot the same way?

No. British English has /rɒt/ and American English has /rɑːt/.

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