IPA Transcription of "set" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “set” is /ˈsɛt/.

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setˈsɛt

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/set/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈsɛt/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɛt/3

/dɛt/1

/fɛt/3

/hɛt/3

/jɛt/2

/kɛt/1

/lɛt/2

/mɛt/2

/nɛt/2

/pɛt/2

Derivations

  • unset/ənˈsɛt/ /ˈʌnˈsɛt/
  • setting/ˈsɛdɪŋ/ /ˈsɛtɪŋ/
  • inset/ˈɪnˌsɛtn/ /ɪnˈsɛtv/ /ˈɪnˌsɛt/
  • subset/ˈsʌbˌsɛt/
  • preset/pɹiˈsɛt/
  • coset/ˈkoʊsɛt/
  • settest/sɛtɪst/
  • sets/ˈsɛts/
  • onset/ˈɑnˌsɛt/ /ˈɔnˌsɛt/
  • pre-set/ˈpɹi/
  • beset/bɪˈsɛt/
  • setter/ˈsɛdɚ/ /ˈsɛtɚ/
  • overset/ˌoʊvəˈsɛt/
  • upset/əpˈsɛt/ /ˈʌpˌsɛt/
  • reset/ˈɹiˌsɛtn/ /ˈɹisɛt/ /ɹiˈsɛt/ /ɹiˈsɛtv/
  • outset/ˈaʊtˌsɛt/ /ˈaʊtˌsɛtlɚ/
  • underset/ˈʌndɚˌsɛt/
  • offset/ˈɑfsɛtn/ /ˈɑfˌsɛt/ /ˌɑfˈsɛtv/ /ˈɔfˌsɛt/ /ɔfˈsɛt/

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