How To Pronounce Yacht

yacht

UK
Phonemic
/jɒt/
Phonetic
[jʷɒt̚]
US
Phonemic
/jɑːt/

In British English, yacht is pronounced /jɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʷɒt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /jɑːt/.

Yacht 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

jɒt

Yacht has one syllable in British English.

yacht + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/jɒts/
US
/jɑːts/

Words That Rhyme With Yacht

Questions About Yacht

How do you pronounce yacht in British English?

In British English, yacht is pronounced /jɒt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [jʷɒt̚].

How do you pronounce yacht in American English?

In American English, yacht is pronounced /jɑːt/.

Do British and American English pronounce yacht the same way?

No. British English has /jɒt/ and American English has /jɑːt/.

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