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