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