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