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