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

Say “almost” like Americans and British. [ pronunciation checked by experts and native speakers. ]

How to pronounce Almost

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

IPA-key:

• US: [ ˈɑːl.moʊst ]
• UK: [ ˈɔːl.məʊst ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( AHL-mowst )
• UK: ( AWL-mohst )

(1). First syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈɑːl ] in American English and [ ˈɔːl ] in British English, ( AHL / AWL ).

• [ ɑː ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “a” in calm, father, spa, drama, palm.
• [ ɔː ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “aw” in law, claw, draw, saw, paw.
• [ l ]: pronounce as “l” in love, light, late, leaf, life.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ moʊst ] in American English and [ məʊst ] in British English, ( mowst / mohst ).

• [ m ]: pronounce as “m” in man, mat, mad, make, map.
• [ oʊ ]: [ use: US ] ( diphthong ) pronounce as “o” in go, no, phone, low, vote.
• [ əʊ ]: [ use: UK ] ( diphthong ) pronounce as “o” in go, no, phone, low, vote.
• [ s ]: pronounce as “s” in safe, sun, son, say, sit.
• [ t ]: pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.