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