How To Pronounce Submit

submit

UK
Phonemic
/səbˈmɪt/
Phonetic
[səbˈmɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/səbˈmɪt/

In British English, submit is pronounced /səbˈmɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səbˈmɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /səbˈmɪt/.

Submit has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

səbmɪt

Submit has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

submit + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/səbˈmɪts/
US
/səbˈmɪts/
submit + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/səbˈmɪt.ɪd/
US
/səbˈmɪt.ɪd/
submit + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/səbˈmɪt.ɪŋ/
US
/səbˈmɪt.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Submit

Questions About Submit

How do you pronounce submit in British English?

In British English, submit is pronounced /səbˈmɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [səbˈmɪt̚].

How do you pronounce submit in American English?

In American English, submit is pronounced /səbˈmɪt/.

How many syllables are in submit?

Submit has two syllables, /səb/ + /mɪt/.

Where is the stress in submit?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /mɪt/.

Do British and American English pronounce submit the same way?

Yes. Both are /səbˈmɪt/.

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