How To Pronounce Strait
strait
UK
Phonemic
/streɪt/
Phonetic
[str̥eɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/streɪt/
In British English, strait is pronounced /streɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥eɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /streɪt/.
Strait 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
Strait has one syllable in British English.
strait + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/streɪts/
US
/streɪts/
Words That Rhyme With Strait
Questions About Strait
How do you pronounce strait in British English?
In British English, strait is pronounced /streɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [str̥eɪt̚].
How do you pronounce strait in American English?
In American English, strait is pronounced /streɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce strait the same way?
Yes. Both are /streɪt/.
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