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