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