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