How To Pronounce Theft
theft
UK
Phonemic
/θeft/
Phonetic
[θeft̚]
US
Phonemic
/θeft/
In British English, theft is pronounced /θeft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θeft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /θeft/.
Theft 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
θeft
Theft has one syllable in British English.
theft + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/θefts/
US
/θefts/
Words That Rhyme With Theft
Questions About Theft
How do you pronounce theft in British English?
In British English, theft is pronounced /θeft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θeft̚].
How do you pronounce theft in American English?
In American English, theft is pronounced /θeft/.
Do British and American English pronounce theft the same way?
Yes. Both are /θeft/.
Nearby Words
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