How To Pronounce Expert
expert
UK
Phonemic
/ˈek.spɜːt/
Phonetic
[ˈek.spɜːʴt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈek.spɜːrt/
In British English, expert is pronounced /ˈek.spɜːt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈek.spɜːʴt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈek.spɜːrt/.
Expert has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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.
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