How To Pronounce Phone

phone

UK
Phonemic
/fəʊn/
Phonetic
[fə͠ʊn]
US
Phonemic
/foʊn/

In British English, phone is pronounced /fəʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fə͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /foʊn/.

Phone has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

fəʊn

Phone has one syllable in British English.

phone + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fəʊnz/
US
/foʊnz/
phone + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/fəʊnd/
US
/foʊnd/
phone + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈfəʊ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈfoʊ.nɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Phone

Questions About Phone

How do you pronounce phone in British English?

In British English, phone is pronounced /fəʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fə͠ʊn].

How do you pronounce phone in American English?

In American English, phone is pronounced /foʊn/.

Do British and American English pronounce phone the same way?

No. British English has /fəʊn/ and American English has /foʊn/.

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