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