How To Pronounce Thought
thought
UK
Phonemic
/θɔːt/
Phonetic
[θʷɔːt̚]
US
Phonemic
/θɔːt/
In British English, thought is pronounced /θɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʷɔːt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /θɔːt/.
Thought 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
θɔːt
Thought has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Thought
Questions About Thought
How do you pronounce thought in British English?
In British English, thought is pronounced /θɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʷɔːt̚].
How do you pronounce thought in American English?
In American English, thought is pronounced /θɔːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce thought the same way?
Yes. Both are /θɔːt/.
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