How To Pronounce Snort

snort

Phonemic

/snɔːt/

Phonetic

[snʷɔːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/snɔːrt/

In British English, snort is pronounced /snɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snʷɔːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /snɔːrt/.

Snort 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

snɔːt

Snort has one syllable in British English.

snort + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/snɔːts/

/snɔːrts/

snort + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈsnɔː.tɪd/

/ˈsnɔːr.t̯ɪd/

snort + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈsnɔː.tɪŋ/

/ˈsnɔːr.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Snort

Questions About Snort

How do you pronounce snort in British English?

In British English, snort is pronounced /snɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snʷɔːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce snort in American English?

In American English, snort is pronounced /snɔːrt/.

Do British and American English pronounce snort the same way?

No. British English has /snɔːt/ and American English has /snɔːrt/.

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