How To Pronounce Squirt

squirt

Phonemic

/skwɜːt/

Phonetic

[skʷw̥ɜːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/skwɝːt/

In British English, squirt is pronounced /skwɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʷw̥ɜːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /skwɝːt/.

Squirt 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

skwɜːt

Squirt has one syllable in British English.

squirt + -s

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

/skwɜːts/

/skwɝːts/

squirt + -ed

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

/ˈskwɜː.tɪd/

/ˈskwɝː.t̯ɪd/

squirt + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈskwɜː.tɪŋ/

/ˈskwɝː.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Squirt

Questions About Squirt

How do you pronounce squirt in British English?

In British English, squirt is pronounced /skwɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [skʷw̥ɜːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce squirt in American English?

In American English, squirt is pronounced /skwɝːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce squirt the same way?

No. British English has /skwɜːt/ and American English has /skwɝːt/.

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