English pronunciation
How to pronounce “aunt”
Phonetic spelling
ANT
IPA /ˈænt/
Syllable stress
ant
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “aunt”?
a u n t
“aunt” is spelled A-U-N-T. It is pronounced ANT, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
My aunt is coming over for dinner tonight.
I called my aunt to ask for her recipe.