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