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