How To Pronounce Fling
fling
UK
Phonemic
/flɪŋ/
Phonetic
[fl̥ɪ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/flɪŋ/
In British English, fling is pronounced /flɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /flɪŋ/.
Fling 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
flɪŋ
Fling has one syllable in British English.
fling + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/flɪŋz/
US
/flɪŋz/
fling + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/. No /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ (as in longing).
UK
/ˈflɪŋ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈflɪŋ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Fling
Questions About Fling
How do you pronounce fling in British English?
In British English, fling is pronounced /flɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥ɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce fling in American English?
In American English, fling is pronounced /flɪŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce fling the same way?
Yes. Both are /flɪŋ/.
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