does "aunt" souds liike "aren't"?

Answer 1

No, they have quite different pronunciation.

Answer 2

In Southern England yes, definitely.
In the north of England the au of 'aunt' is more likely to be the 'a' sound of cat.
There are some accents eg Scotland where the 'r' will be pronounced.

Interesting to hear the opinion of the USA responses though.

Answer 3

Depends on where the speaker is from.

The common American accent pronounces the "r" more in "aren't" and the "a" sound in "aunt."

For "aunt:" you can say "ont." or "ant" depending on your accent. (I say "ant.")

For "aren't:" you can say "or-ent" like a British person. or "ahnt" like someone from the east coast. or "ahrnt" like most people. or "aint" like someone from the south. depending on your accent. (I pronounce the "r," I say "ahrnt")

So with a common British accent: No, they sound different.
With an east coast American accent: They may or may not sound the same.
With the common American accent: No, they sound different.
With a southern American accent: They may or may not sound the same.

Answer 4

Depends upon your dialect. In the midwest, "aunt" is prononunced like "ant" or "awnt" or somewhere in between, whereas "aren't" has a definite "r" ("arnt"). So, for me, no.

Answer 5

It sounds pretty much exactly like ie to me,i originate from London.

Answer 6

It is a matter of accent
If you stretch it it does sound like arent
otherwise it sounds like ant

Answer 7

In the UK and part of the US east coast, it does. Other places, it sounds like "ant". It's a matter of accent.

Answer 8

No, more like "awnt"

Many pronounce it as "ant"

Answer 9

depends

Answer 10

certainly !! not similar