English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Salt Pronunciation
Salt is pronounced SAWLT, IPA /ˈsɔlt/.
SAWLT
US /ˈsɔlt/ · UK /ˈsɒlt/
Syllables: SAWLT (1 syllable)
noun and verb: The white crystal used to season and preserve food.
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Salt in a Sentence
- Stir a pinch of salt into the water.
- Crews salt the road when ice is forecast.
- Sea salt costs more and dissolves slower.
Common Mispronunciations of Salt
Not SAHT
Unlike walk and talk, this l is fully sounded, and the tongue has to touch the ridge behind the teeth for it.
Not SALT
An l pulls that a back into the aw of law, so the word sits with fault and halt rather than with pal.
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