How To Pronounce Tone

tone

Phonemic

/təʊn/

Phonetic

[tʰə͠ʊn]

Phonemic

/toʊn/

In British English, tone is pronounced /təʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰə͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /toʊn/.

Tone has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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

təʊn

Tone has one syllable in British English.

tone + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/təʊnz/

/toʊnz/

tone + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/təʊnd/

/toʊnd/

tone + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/ˈtəʊ.nɪŋ/

/ˈtoʊ.nɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Tone

Questions About Tone

How do you pronounce tone in British English?

In British English, tone is pronounced /təʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰə͠ʊn].

How do you pronounce tone in American English?

In American English, tone is pronounced /toʊn/.

Do British and American English pronounce tone the same way?

No. British English has /təʊn/ and American English has /toʊn/.

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