How To Pronounce Coin
coin
UK
Phonemic
/kɔɪn/
Phonetic
[kʰʷɔ͠ɪn]
US
Phonemic
/kɔɪn/
In British English, coin is pronounced /kɔɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔ͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɔɪn/.
Coin 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
kɔɪn
Coin has one syllable in British English.
coin + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɔɪnz/
US
/kɔɪnz/
coin + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/kɔɪnd/
US
/kɔɪnd/
coin + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈkɔɪ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɔɪ.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Coin
Questions About Coin
How do you pronounce coin in British English?
In British English, coin is pronounced /kɔɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔ͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce coin in American English?
In American English, coin is pronounced /kɔɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce coin the same way?
Yes. Both are /kɔɪn/.
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