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