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