How to pronounce “knot”
Say “knot” in one beat
knot
/nɑt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɒt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- knotnɑt
- IPA (American)
- /nɑt/
- IPA (British)
- /nɒt/
- Respelling
- NAHT
- Syllables
- 1 — knot
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /nɑt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/nɑt/
/nɒt/
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What “knot” means
- noun
a tight cluster of people or things
“a small knot of women listened to his sermon”
- noun
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- noun
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
“the saw buckled when it hit a knot”
Say it in a sentence
“Tie a firm knot or the rope will slip in the wet.”“knot”, answered
How do you pronounce “knot”?
“knot” is pronounced /nɑt/ (NAHT) in American English and /nɒt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /nɑt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “knot” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /nɑt/ — a single beat.
Is “knot” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nɑt/ (NAHT); British English says /nɒt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “knot” mean?
As a noun: a tight cluster of people or things For example: “a small knot of women listened to his sermon” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “knot”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /nɑt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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