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