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