How To Pronounce Rune
rune
UK
Phonemic
/ruːn/
Phonetic
[rʷũːn]
US
Phonemic
/ruːn/
In British English, rune is pronounced /ruːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷũːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ruːn/.
Rune 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
ruːn
Rune has one syllable in British English.
rune + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ruːnz/
US
/ruːnz/
Words That Rhyme With Rune
Questions About Rune
How do you pronounce rune in British English?
In British English, rune is pronounced /ruːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rʷũːn].
How do you pronounce rune in American English?
In American English, rune is pronounced /ruːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce rune the same way?
Yes. Both are /ruːn/.
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