How To Pronounce Shot
shot
In British English, shot is pronounced /ʃɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷɒt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ʃɑːt/.
Shot 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
Shot has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Shot
Questions About Shot
How do you pronounce shot in British English?
In British English, shot is pronounced /ʃɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ʃʷɒt̚].
How do you pronounce shot in American English?
In American English, shot is pronounced /ʃɑːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce shot the same way?
No. British English has /ʃɒt/ and American English has /ʃɑːt/.
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