How To Pronounce Earn

earn

Phonemic

/ɜːn/

Phonetic

[ɜ̃ːʴn]

Phonemic

/ɝːn/

In British English, earn is pronounced /ɜːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɜ̃ːʴn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɝːn/.

Earn 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

ɜːn

Earn has one syllable in British English.

earn + -s

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

/ɜːnz/

/ɝːnz/

earn + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/ɜːnd/

/ɝːnd/

earn + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈɜː.nɪŋ/

/ˈɝː.nɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Earn

Questions About Earn

How do you pronounce earn in British English?

In British English, earn is pronounced /ɜːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɜ̃ːʴn].

How do you pronounce earn in American English?

In American English, earn is pronounced /ɝːn/.

Do British and American English pronounce earn the same way?

No. British English has /ɜːn/ and American English has /ɝːn/.

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