How To Pronounce Soft

soft

Phonemic

/sɒft/

Phonetic

[sʷɒft̚]

Phonemic

/sɔːft/

In British English, soft is pronounced /sɒft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷɒft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɔːft/.

Soft 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

sɒft

Soft has one syllable in British English.

soft + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.

/ˈsɒf.tə/

/ˈsɔːf.tɚ/

soft + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.

/ˈsɒf.tɪst/

/ˈsɔːf.tɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Soft

waft

Questions About Soft

How do you pronounce soft in British English?

In British English, soft is pronounced /sɒft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷɒft̚].

How do you pronounce soft in American English?

In American English, soft is pronounced /sɔːft/.

Do British and American English pronounce soft the same way?

No. British English has /sɒft/ and American English has /sɔːft/.

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