How To Pronounce Vote

vote

Phonemic

/vəʊt/

Phonetic

[vəʊt̚]

Phonemic

/voʊt/

In British English, vote is pronounced /vəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [vəʊt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /voʊt/.

Vote has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

vəʊt

Vote has one syllable in British English.

vote + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/vəʊts/

/voʊts/

vote + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/ˈvəʊ.tɪd/

/ˈvoʊ.t̯ɪd/

vote + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈvəʊ.tɪŋ/

/ˈvoʊ.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Vote

Questions About Vote

How do you pronounce vote in British English?

In British English, vote is pronounced /vəʊt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [vəʊt̚].

How do you pronounce vote in American English?

In American English, vote is pronounced /voʊt/.

Do British and American English pronounce vote the same way?

No. British English has /vəʊt/ and American English has /voʊt/.

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