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