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