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