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