English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Basket Pronunciation
Basket is pronounced BA-skuht, IPA /ˈbæskət/.
BA-skuht
US /ˈbæskət/ · UK /ˈbɑːskɪt/
Syllables: BA · skuht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A container woven from cane, wire, or plastic, or a group of things considered together.
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Basket in a Sentence
- Put the laundry in the basket by the door.
- She added one more book to her basket.
- The index tracks a basket of twenty currencies.
Common Mispronunciations of Basket
Not bas-KET
Open loud and let the ending fade to skuht. The beat never moves to the second syllable, not even in basketball.
Not BAH-sket
American speakers use the short a of cat here, while southern British speakers use the long ah of father. Both are standard in their own accents.
Tip: Two syllables, BA-skuht. The e in the ending is reduced to almost nothing.
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