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