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