How To Pronounce Gun
gun
UK
Phonemic
/ɡʌn/
Phonetic
[ɡʌ̃n]
US
Phonemic
/ɡʌn/
In British English, gun is pronounced /ɡʌn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡʌn/.
Gun 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
ɡʌn
Gun has one syllable in British English.
gun + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ɡʌnz/
US
/ɡʌnz/
Words That Rhyme With Gun
Questions About Gun
How do you pronounce gun in British English?
In British English, gun is pronounced /ɡʌn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡʌ̃n].
How do you pronounce gun in American English?
In American English, gun is pronounced /ɡʌn/.
Do British and American English pronounce gun the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡʌn/.
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