How To Pronounce Hang
hang
UK
Phonemic
/hæŋ/
Phonetic
[hæ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/hæŋ/
In British English, hang is pronounced /hæŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hæ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /hæŋ/.
Hang 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
hæŋ
Hang has one syllable in British English.
hang + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/hæŋz/
US
/hæŋz/
hang + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/hæŋd/
US
/hæŋd/
hang + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/. No /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ (as in longing).
UK
/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Hang
Questions About Hang
How do you pronounce hang in British English?
In British English, hang is pronounced /hæŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [hæ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce hang in American English?
In American English, hang is pronounced /hæŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hang the same way?
Yes. Both are /hæŋ/.
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