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