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