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