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