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