How To Pronounce Ring
ring
UK
Phonemic
/rɪŋ/
Phonetic
[rɪ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/rɪŋ/
In British English, ring is pronounced /rɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪŋ/.
Ring 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
rɪŋ
Ring has one syllable in British English.
ring + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/rɪŋz/
US
/rɪŋz/
ring + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/. No /ɡ/ is added after /ŋ/ (as in longing).
UK
/ˈrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈrɪŋ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Ring
Questions About Ring
How do you pronounce ring in British English?
In British English, ring is pronounced /rɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce ring in American English?
In American English, ring is pronounced /rɪŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce ring the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪŋ/.
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