How To Pronounce Thwart

thwart

Phonemic

/θwɔːt/

Phonetic

[θʷwɔːʴt̚]

Phonemic

/θwɔːrt/

In British English, thwart is pronounced /θwɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʷwɔːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /θwɔːrt/.

Thwart has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

θwɔːt

Thwart has one syllable in British English.

thwart + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/θwɔːts/

/θwɔːrts/

thwart + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈθwɔː.tɪd/

/ˈθwɔːr.t̯ɪd/

thwart + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈθwɔː.tɪŋ/

/ˈθwɔːr.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Thwart

Questions About Thwart

How do you pronounce thwart in British English?

In British English, thwart is pronounced /θwɔːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θʷwɔːʴt̚].

How do you pronounce thwart in American English?

In American English, thwart is pronounced /θwɔːrt/.

Do British and American English pronounce thwart the same way?

No. British English has /θwɔːt/ and American English has /θwɔːrt/.

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