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