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