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