How To Pronounce St.
St.
stress changesSaint
UK
Phonemic
/sənt/or/seɪnt/
Phonetic
[sə̃nt̚]
US
Phonemic
/sənt/
Street
UK
Phonemic
/striːt/
Phonetic
[str̥iːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/striːt/
St. has more than one pronunciation, depending on how it is used.
Saint. It is /sənt/ or /seɪnt/ in British English and /sənt/ in American English.
Street. It is /striːt/ in British English and /striːt/ in American English.
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 (Saint)
sənt
St. has one syllable in British English.
Syllables And Stress (Street)
striːt
St. has one syllable in British English.
Questions About St.
How do you pronounce St. in British English?
Saint, /sənt/ or /seɪnt/. Street, /striːt/.
How do you pronounce St. in American English?
Saint, /sənt/. Street, /striːt/.
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