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