How To Pronounce Soot
soot
UK
Phonemic
/sʊt/
Phonetic
[sʷʊt̚]
US
Phonemic
/sʊt/
In British English, soot is pronounced /sʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sʊt/.
Soot 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
sʊt
Soot has one syllable in British English.
soot + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sʊts/
US
/sʊts/
Words That Rhyme With Soot
Questions About Soot
How do you pronounce soot in British English?
In British English, soot is pronounced /sʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷʊt̚].
How do you pronounce soot in American English?
In American English, soot is pronounced /sʊt/.
Do British and American English pronounce soot the same way?
Yes. Both are /sʊt/.
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