How To Pronounce Sweat
sweat
UK
Phonemic
/swet/
Phonetic
[sʷwet̚]
US
Phonemic
/swet/
In British English, sweat is pronounced /swet/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwet̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /swet/.
Sweat 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
swet
Sweat has one syllable in British English.
sweat + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/swets/
US
/swets/
sweat + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈswet.ɪd/
US
/ˈswet.ɪd/
sweat + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈswet.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈswet.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Sweat
Questions About Sweat
How do you pronounce sweat in British English?
In British English, sweat is pronounced /swet/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷwet̚].
How do you pronounce sweat in American English?
In American English, sweat is pronounced /swet/.
Do British and American English pronounce sweat the same way?
Yes. Both are /swet/.
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