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