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