How To Pronounce Tuft
tuft
UK
Phonemic
/tʌft/
Phonetic
[tʰʌft̚]
US
Phonemic
/tʌft/
In British English, tuft is pronounced /tʌft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʌft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʌft/.
Tuft 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
tʌft
Tuft has one syllable in British English.
tuft + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tʌfts/
US
/tʌfts/
Questions About Tuft
How do you pronounce tuft in British English?
In British English, tuft is pronounced /tʌft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʌft̚].
How do you pronounce tuft in American English?
In American English, tuft is pronounced /tʌft/.
Do British and American English pronounce tuft the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʌft/.
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