How To Pronounce Spurt

spurt

Phonemic

/spɜːt/

Phonetic

[spɜːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/spɝːt/

In British English, spurt is pronounced /spɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spɜːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /spɝːt/.

Spurt 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

spɜːt

Spurt has one syllable in British English.

spurt + -s

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

/spɜːts/

/spɝːts/

spurt + -ed

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

/ˈspɜː.tɪd/

/ˈspɝː.t̯ɪd/

spurt + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈspɜː.tɪŋ/

/ˈspɝː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Spurt

Questions About Spurt

How do you pronounce spurt in British English?

In British English, spurt is pronounced /spɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [spɜːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce spurt in American English?

In American English, spurt is pronounced /spɝːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce spurt the same way?

No. British English has /spɜːt/ and American English has /spɝːt/.

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