How To Pronounce Splint
splint
UK
Phonemic
/splɪnt/
Phonetic
[spl̥ɪ̃nt̚]
US
Phonemic
/splɪnt/
In British English, splint is pronounced /splɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spl̥ɪ̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /splɪnt/.
Splint 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
splɪnt
Splint has one syllable in British English.
splint + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/splɪnts/
US
/splɪnts/
splint + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsplɪn.tɪd/
US
/ˈsplɪn.t̯ɪd/
splint + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsplɪn.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsplɪn.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Splint
Questions About Splint
How do you pronounce splint in British English?
In British English, splint is pronounced /splɪnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spl̥ɪ̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce splint in American English?
In American English, splint is pronounced /splɪnt/.
Do British and American English pronounce splint the same way?
Yes. Both are /splɪnt/.
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