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