How To Pronounce Twelfth
twelfth
UK
Phonemic
/twelfθ/
Phonetic
[tʷw̥eɫfθ]
US
Phonemic
/twelfθ/
In British English, twelfth is pronounced /twelfθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʷw̥eɫfθ]. In American English, it is pronounced /twelfθ/.
Twelfth 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
twelfθ
Twelfth has one syllable in British English.
Questions About Twelfth
How do you pronounce twelfth in British English?
In British English, twelfth is pronounced /twelfθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʷw̥eɫfθ].
How do you pronounce twelfth in American English?
In American English, twelfth is pronounced /twelfθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce twelfth the same way?
Yes. Both are /twelfθ/.
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