How To Pronounce Bring
bring
UK
Phonemic
/brɪŋ/
Phonetic
[brɪ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/brɪŋ/
In British English, bring is pronounced /brɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /brɪŋ/.
Bring has one 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
brɪŋ
Bring has one syllable in British English.
bring + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/brɪŋz/
US
/brɪŋz/
bring + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/. No /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ (as in longing).
UK
/ˈbrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Bring
Questions About Bring
How do you pronounce bring in British English?
In British English, bring is pronounced /brɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [brɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce bring in American English?
In American English, bring is pronounced /brɪŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce bring the same way?
Yes. Both are /brɪŋ/.
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