How To Pronounce Corn

corn

Phonemic

/kɔːn/

Phonetic

[kʰʷɔ̃ːʴn]

Phonemic

/kɔːrn/

In British English, corn is pronounced /kɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔ̃ːʴn]. In American English, it is pronounced /kɔːrn/.

Corn has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

kɔːn

Corn has one syllable in British English.

corn + -s

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

/kɔːnz/

/kɔːrnz/

Words That Rhyme With Corn

Questions About Corn

How do you pronounce corn in British English?

In British English, corn is pronounced /kɔːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kʰʷɔ̃ːʴn].

How do you pronounce corn in American English?

In American English, corn is pronounced /kɔːrn/.

Do British and American English pronounce corn the same way?

No. British English has /kɔːn/ and American English has /kɔːrn/.

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