How To Pronounce Thin
thin
UK
Phonemic
/θɪn/
Phonetic
[θɪ̃n]
US
Phonemic
/θɪn/
In British English, thin is pronounced /θɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /θɪn/.
Thin 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
θɪn
Thin has one syllable in British English.
thin + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θɪnz/
US
/θɪnz/
thin + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θɪnd/
US
/θɪnd/
thin + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈθɪn.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈθɪn.ɪŋ/
thin + -er
-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English.
UK
/ˈθɪn.ə/
US
/ˈθɪn.ɚ/
thin + -est
-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/.
UK
/ˈθɪn.ɪst/
US
/ˈθɪn.ɪst/
Words That Rhyme With Thin
Questions About Thin
How do you pronounce thin in British English?
In British English, thin is pronounced /θɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce thin in American English?
In American English, thin is pronounced /θɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce thin the same way?
Yes. Both are /θɪn/.
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