How To Pronounce Balloon

balloon

Phonemic

/bəˈluːn/

Phonetic

[bəˈlʷũːn]

Phonemic

/bəˈluːn/

In British English, balloon is pronounced /bəˈluːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bəˈlʷũːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /bəˈluːn/.

Balloon has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

bəluːn

Balloon has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

balloon + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/bəˈluːnz/

balloon + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/bəˈluːnd/

balloon + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/bəˈluː.nɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Balloon

Questions About Balloon

How do you pronounce balloon in British English?

In British English, balloon is pronounced /bəˈluːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bəˈlʷũːn].

How do you pronounce balloon in American English?

In American English, balloon is pronounced /bəˈluːn/.

How many syllables are in balloon?

Balloon has two syllables, /bə/ + /luːn/.

Where is the stress in balloon?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /luːn/.

Do British and American English pronounce balloon the same way?

Yes. Both are /bəˈluːn/.

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