How to pronounce rat in British English
“rat” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to rat the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “rat” in: all accents · American English (235 clips)
“rat” in real sentences — British speakers
81 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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an infection caused by rat infestation.
The Scottish Parliament
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on rat traps—but there you go.
The Scottish Parliament
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It should be easier than finding the chatty rat.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “rat”
Words one sound away from rat — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “rat”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rat. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.