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