How To Pronounce Stout
stout
UK
Phonemic
/staʊt/
Phonetic
[staʊt̚]
US
Phonemic
/staʊt/
In British English, stout is pronounced /staʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [staʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /staʊt/.
Stout 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
staʊt
Stout has one syllable in British English.
stout + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈstaʊ.tə/
US
/ˈstaʊ.t̯ɚ/
stout + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈstaʊ.tɪst/
US
/ˈstaʊ.t̯ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Stout
Questions About Stout
How do you pronounce stout in British English?
In British English, stout is pronounced /staʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [staʊt̚].
How do you pronounce stout in American English?
In American English, stout is pronounced /staʊt/.
Do British and American English pronounce stout the same way?
Yes. Both are /staʊt/.
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