How To Pronounce Snug
snug
UK
Phonemic
/snʌɡ/
Phonetic
[snʌɡ̚]
US
Phonemic
/snʌɡ/
In British English, snug is pronounced /snʌɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snʌɡ̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /snʌɡ/.
Snug 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
snʌɡ
Snug has one syllable in British English.
snug + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈsnʌɡ.ə/
US
/ˈsnʌɡ.ɚ/
snug + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈsnʌɡ.ɪst/
US
/ˈsnʌɡ.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Snug
Questions About Snug
How do you pronounce snug in British English?
In British English, snug is pronounced /snʌɡ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [snʌɡ̚].
How do you pronounce snug in American English?
In American English, snug is pronounced /snʌɡ/.
Do British and American English pronounce snug the same way?
Yes. Both are /snʌɡ/.
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