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