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