How to pronounce “coast”
Say “coast” in one beat
coast
/koʊst/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəʊst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- coastkoʊst
- IPA (American)
- /koʊst/
- IPA (British)
- /kəʊst/
- Respelling
- KOHST
- Syllables
- 1 — coast
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /koʊst/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/koʊst/
/kəʊst/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “coast” means
- noun
the shore of a sea or ocean
- noun
a slope down which sleds may coast
“when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course”
- noun
the area within view
“the coast is clear”
Say it in a sentence
“They spent the weekend camping along the rocky coast.”“coast”, answered
How do you pronounce “coast”?
“coast” is pronounced /koʊst/ (KOHST) in American English and /kəʊst/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /koʊst/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “coast” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /koʊst/ — a single beat.
Is “coast” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /koʊst/ (KOHST); British English says /kəʊst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “coast” mean?
As a noun: the shore of a sea or ocean For example: “They spent the weekend camping along the rocky coast.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “coast”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /koʊst/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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