How To Pronounce Stealth
stealth
UK
Phonemic
/stelθ/
Phonetic
[steɫ̪θ]
US
Phonemic
/stelθ/
In British English, stealth is pronounced /stelθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [steɫ̪θ]. In American English, it is pronounced /stelθ/.
Stealth 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
stelθ
Stealth has one syllable in British English.
stealth + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/stelθs/
US
/stelθs/
stealth + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/stelθt/
US
/stelθt/
stealth + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈstel.θɪŋ/
US
/ˈstel.θɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Stealth
Questions About Stealth
How do you pronounce stealth in British English?
In British English, stealth is pronounced /stelθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [steɫ̪θ].
How do you pronounce stealth in American English?
In American English, stealth is pronounced /stelθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce stealth the same way?
Yes. Both are /stelθ/.
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