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