How To Pronounce Slept
slept
UK
Phonemic
/slept/
Phonetic
[slept̚]
US
Phonemic
/slept/
In British English, slept is pronounced /slept/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slept̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /slept/.
Slept 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
slept
Slept has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Slept
Questions About Slept
How do you pronounce slept in British English?
In British English, slept is pronounced /slept/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [slept̚].
How do you pronounce slept in American English?
In American English, slept is pronounced /slept/.
Do British and American English pronounce slept the same way?
Yes. Both are /slept/.
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