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