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