How To Pronounce Spot

spot

Phonemic

/spɒt/

Phonetic

[spʷɒt̚]

Phonemic

/spɑːt/

In British English, spot is pronounced /spɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spʷɒt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /spɑːt/.

Spot 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

spɒt

Spot has one syllable in British English.

spot + -s

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

/spɒts/

/spɑːts/

spot + -ed

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

/ˈspɒt.ɪd/

/ˈspɑː.t̯ɪd/

spot + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈspɒt.ɪŋ/

/ˈspɑː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Spot

Questions About Spot

How do you pronounce spot in British English?

In British English, spot is pronounced /spɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spʷɒt̚].

How do you pronounce spot in American English?

In American English, spot is pronounced /spɑːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce spot the same way?

No. British English has /spɒt/ and American English has /spɑːt/.

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