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