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