How To Pronounce Went
went
UK
Phonemic
/went/
Phonetic
[wẽnt̚]
US
Phonemic
/went/
In British English, went is pronounced /went/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wẽnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /went/.
Went 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
went
Went has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Went
Questions About Went
How do you pronounce went in British English?
In British English, went is pronounced /went/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wẽnt̚].
How do you pronounce went in American English?
In American English, went is pronounced /went/.
Do British and American English pronounce went the same way?
Yes. Both are /went/.
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