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