How To Pronounce Sport

sport

Phonemic

/spɔːt/

Phonetic

[spʷɔːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/spɔːrt/

In British English, sport is pronounced /spɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spʷɔːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /spɔːrt/.

Sport 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

spɔːt

Sport has one syllable in British English.

sport + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/spɔːts/

/spɔːrts/

sport + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈspɔː.tɪd/

/ˈspɔːr.t̯ɪd/

sport + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈspɔː.tɪŋ/

/ˈspɔːr.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Sport

Questions About Sport

How do you pronounce sport in British English?

In British English, sport is pronounced /spɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spʷɔːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce sport in American English?

In American English, sport is pronounced /spɔːrt/.

Do British and American English pronounce sport the same way?

No. British English has /spɔːt/ and American English has /spɔːrt/.

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