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