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