Astronaut Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

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How to pronounce Astronaut

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Astronaut. You should know that astronaut is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ ˈæs - trə - nɑːt ]
• UK: [ ˈæs - trə - nɔːt ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( ASS - truh - nawht )
• UK: ( ASS - truh - nort )

Listen audio pronunciation: Astronaut - (Cambridge Dictionary).

(1). First syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈæs ] in both American and British English, ( ASS ).

• [ æ ]: pronounce as “a” in cat, hat, bat, mat, sat.
• [ s ]: pronounce as “s” in safe, sun, son, say, sit.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ trə ] in both American and British English, ( truh ).

• [ t ]: pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.
• [ r ]: pronounce as “r” in run, red, race, radio, rice.
• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ nɑːt ] in American English and [ nɔːt ] in British English, ( nawht / nort ).

• [ n ]: pronounce as “n” in night, nice, no, need, nest.
• [ ɑː ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “a” in palm, calm.
• [ ɔː ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “aw” in saw, law, raw, draw.
• [ t ]: pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.