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