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