How To Pronounce Thing
thing
UK
Phonemic
/θɪŋ/
Phonetic
[θɪ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/θɪŋ/
In British English, thing is pronounced /θɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /θɪŋ/.
Thing 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
θɪŋ
Thing has one syllable in British English.
thing + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/θɪŋz/
US
/θɪŋz/
Words That Rhyme With Thing
Questions About Thing
How do you pronounce thing in British English?
In British English, thing is pronounced /θɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce thing in American English?
In American English, thing is pronounced /θɪŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce thing the same way?
Yes. Both are /θɪŋ/.
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