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