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